Best Photos of May 5: Drones on the front lines in Ukraine to VE Day celebrations in the UK

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  Ukrainian servicemen from the 24th mechanized brigade prepare a Magura night drone to flight toward the front line in the area of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region late on April 29, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

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  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

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  A scene from the Governance of Emerging Technologies Summit in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

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  A woman protects herself from the Sun's rays in Tokyo. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  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

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  A guard of honour prepares for the welcome ceremony of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA

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  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

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  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