Plain-clothed police members detain a protester, as people attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2025. REUTERS / Umit Bektas
Plain-clothed police members detain a protester, as people attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2025. REUTERS / Umit Bektas
People jump the fire during the Beltane celebrations in Glastonbury, in a modern interpretation of the ancient Celtic pagan fertility rite of spring. PA
People jump the fire during the Beltane celebrations in Glastonbury, in a modern interpretation of the ancient Celtic pagan fertility rite of spring. PA
A forensics officer inspects the inside of a car in which member of Kenya's parliament Charles Ong'ondo Were was killed, in Nairobi. AFP
A forensics officer inspects the inside of a car in which member of Kenya's parliament Charles Ong'ondo Were was killed, in Nairobi. AFP
The blown-up family home of a suspected militant officials say was involved in the deadly attack on tourists in Pahalgam, in Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
The blown-up family home of a suspected militant officials say was involved in the deadly attack on tourists in Pahalgam, in Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
A large crowd on the hill at Warrnambool Racing Carnival, Australia. Getty Images
A large crowd on the hill at Warrnambool Racing Carnival, Australia. Getty Images
Labourers in Joker masks protest during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
Labourers in Joker masks protest during a May Day rally in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
Students stand on the harbour wall as they watch their peers from the University of St Andrews take part in the traditional May Day Dip in the Scottish coastal town. PA
Students stand on the harbour wall as they watch their peers from the University of St Andrews take part in the traditional May Day Dip in the Scottish coastal town. PA
A Cistercian monk takes a picture of a helicopter dropping water near Latrun, a day after wildfires broke out due to extreme heat and winds, in central Israel. Reuters
A Cistercian monk takes a picture of a helicopter dropping water near Latrun, a day after wildfires broke out due to extreme heat and winds, in central Israel. Reuters

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Best photos of May 1: May Day march in Istanbul to wildfires in Israel

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

May 01, 2025

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