Best photos of May 5: Drone on Ukraine front line to VE Day celebrations in London

  • Ukrainian servicemen prepare a night drone for flight towards the front line in the war with Russia, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region. AFP
    Ukrainian servicemen prepare a night drone for flight towards the front line in the war with Russia, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region. AFP
  • A sculpture of an eagle from the Hobbit films, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport, New Zealand. AP
    A sculpture of an eagle from the Hobbit films, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport, New Zealand. AP
  • A scene from the Governance of Emerging Technologies Summit in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    A scene from the Governance of Emerging Technologies Summit in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • A woman protects herself from the Sun's rays in Tokyo. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A woman protects herself from the Sun's rays in Tokyo. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • An electronic board displays information about delays after a cable was stolen from a high-speed train line between Madrid and Andalusia, at Atocha station in the Spanish capital. Reuters
    An electronic board displays information about delays after a cable was stolen from a high-speed train line between Madrid and Andalusia, at Atocha station in the Spanish capital. Reuters
  • A guard of honour prepares for the welcome ceremony of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
    A guard of honour prepares for the welcome ceremony of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
  • A search and rescue operation is under way for passengers on one of two boats that capsized in Qianxi City, south-west China's Guizhou Province. AP
    A search and rescue operation is under way for passengers on one of two boats that capsized in Qianxi City, south-west China's Guizhou Province. AP
  • Members of the Royal Navy march past Parliament Square in central London, ahead of a military procession marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day and Germany's Second World War surrender. PA
    Members of the Royal Navy march past Parliament Square in central London, ahead of a military procession marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day and Germany's Second World War surrender. PA