Best photos of May 26: A library in Mauritania to Macron in Vietnam

  • Library manager Mohamed Ben Baty in front of his home decorated with traditional paintings in Oualata, Mauritania. AFP
    Library manager Mohamed Ben Baty in front of his home decorated with traditional paintings in Oualata, Mauritania. AFP
  • Visitors attend the Arab Media Summit. World Trade Centre, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Visitors attend the Arab Media Summit. World Trade Centre, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A woman checks the damages at the Fahmi Al Jarjawi School in Gaza city following an Israeli air strike. AFP
    A woman checks the damages at the Fahmi Al Jarjawi School in Gaza city following an Israeli air strike. AFP
  • US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at a memorial ceremony for two Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. EPA
    US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at a memorial ceremony for two Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. EPA
  • Members of the Fire and Rescue New South Wales clear mud from a property damaged following flooding in Smithtown, Australia. Reuters
    Members of the Fire and Rescue New South Wales clear mud from a property damaged following flooding in Smithtown, Australia. Reuters
  • A visitor at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Kansas on the eve of Memorial Day. AP
    A visitor at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Kansas on the eve of Memorial Day. AP
  • Villagers dry rapeseed at a village in south-western China's Chongqing municipality. AFP
    Villagers dry rapeseed at a village in south-western China's Chongqing municipality. AFP
  • French President Emmanuel Macron beats a drum at Van Mieu temple in Hanoi during his first official trip to Vietnam. AP
    French President Emmanuel Macron beats a drum at Van Mieu temple in Hanoi during his first official trip to Vietnam. AP