Best photos of May 7: Israeli strike on Lebanon to Keir Starmer voting in London

Two men watch smoke rising after an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. Reuters
A man repaints a docked fishing boat in Juwana, Central Java. Local fishermen have not gone out to sea since May 4 following a roughly 75 per cent rise in Indonesian diesel prices driven by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. AFP
An Israeli soldier holds a cigarette to the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary, in the Christian village of Debel in southern Lebanon, in a photo shared online. In April, another soldier was photographed damaging a statue of Jesus in the same village. Reuters
The 123-year-old Flatiron Building in New York is illuminated at night for the first time, following a restoration costing more than $100 million. AFP
Devotees arrive at the Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. AFP
Paris Saint Germain's president Nasser Al Khelaifi, left, celebrates PSG's victory over Bayern Munich with French ex-footballer David Ginola after the Uefa Champions League semi-final match in Germany. AFP
Palestinian sisters Aya, left, and Lina Zeid prepare plates of food for displaced children on the rooftop of their home in Al Tuam, west of Jabalia, in northern Gaza. AFP
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives with his wife Victoria to cast their votes at a polling station in Westminster Chapel, central London, in local elections. AFP

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May 07, 2026

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