Best photos of May 16: Cannes Film Festival to a heatwave in Pakistan


  • Cast member Come Peronnet promoting the film 'Dossier 137' at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Reuters
    Cast member Come Peronnet promoting the film 'Dossier 137' at the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Reuters
  • A model prepares for the Romance Was Born show at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney. Getty Images
    A model prepares for the Romance Was Born show at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney. Getty Images
  • Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama waits in the rain for European leaders to arrive ahead of the European Political Community summit in Tirana. AFP
    Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama waits in the rain for European leaders to arrive ahead of the European Political Community summit in Tirana. AFP
  • A young Palestinian walks down the stairs of a home in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip after it was hit by an Israeli strike. AFP
    A young Palestinian walks down the stairs of a home in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip after it was hit by an Israeli strike. AFP
  • Migratory birds fly above the wetlands as the sun sets in Yingkou, in north-eastern China's Liaoning province. AFP
    Migratory birds fly above the wetlands as the sun sets in Yingkou, in north-eastern China's Liaoning province. AFP
  • A masquerade performs at the Liberty Stadium during the World Egungun Festival in Ibadan, Nigeria. Reuters
    A masquerade performs at the Liberty Stadium during the World Egungun Festival in Ibadan, Nigeria. Reuters
  • Members of a guard of honour prepare ahead of a welcome ceremony for Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. AFP
    Members of a guard of honour prepare ahead of a welcome ceremony for Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. AFP
  • Tourists visit the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. Reuters
    Tourists visit the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. Reuters
  • A man transports bricks during a heatwave in Islamabad, Pakistan. Reuters
    A man transports bricks during a heatwave in Islamabad, Pakistan. Reuters