Best photos of May 2: Sandstorms in Syria to Papal conclave preparations

  • Farmers work in a field on the outskirts of Qamishli, Syria, as a sandstorm sweeps through the country. AFP
    Farmers work in a field on the outskirts of Qamishli, Syria, as a sandstorm sweeps through the country. AFP
  • A man carries salvaged concrete blocks in a building damaged by an Israeli strike at Bureij refugee camp, Gaza. AFP
    A man carries salvaged concrete blocks in a building damaged by an Israeli strike at Bureij refugee camp, Gaza. AFP
  • Reform party leader Nigel Farage celebrates after the party won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, in Britain. Reuters
    Reform party leader Nigel Farage celebrates after the party won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, in Britain. Reuters
  • A child sits on luggage on the Pakistan side of Attari-Wagah border, after India cancelled visas for Pakistanis and closed the crossing. Reuters
    A child sits on luggage on the Pakistan side of Attari-Wagah border, after India cancelled visas for Pakistanis and closed the crossing. Reuters
  • Britain's Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher compete in the Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard event for the Diving World Cup Super Final held at the Water Cube in Beijing, China. AP
    Britain's Anthony Harding and Jack Laugher compete in the Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard event for the Diving World Cup Super Final held at the Water Cube in Beijing, China. AP
  • A drone view shows smoke rising near Latrun Monastery, after wildfires broke out due to extreme heat and winds, in central Israel. Reuters
    A drone view shows smoke rising near Latrun Monastery, after wildfires broke out due to extreme heat and winds, in central Israel. Reuters
  • Schoolchildren make their way home in the rain in New Delhi, India. Reuters
    Schoolchildren make their way home in the rain in New Delhi, India. Reuters
  • Workers install the chimney used to communicate the election of a new Pope, on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, at The Vatican. The conclave begins on May 7, when a record 133 cardinals will enter the chapel to vote in secret for a new pontiff. AFP
    Workers install the chimney used to communicate the election of a new Pope, on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, at The Vatican. The conclave begins on May 7, when a record 133 cardinals will enter the chapel to vote in secret for a new pontiff. AFP