Best Photos of May 9: anti-government protest in Albania to 81st Victory Day in Russia

  • A petrol bomb explodes as police officers stand guard during an anti-government protest, triggered by a corruption investigation against senior government officials, in Tirana, Albania. Reuters
    A petrol bomb explodes as police officers stand guard during an anti-government protest, triggered by a corruption investigation against senior government officials, in Tirana, Albania. Reuters
  • Delhi Capitals' Sri Lankan batsman Pathum Nissanka during the 2026 Indian Premier League T20 match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. AFP
    Delhi Capitals' Sri Lankan batsman Pathum Nissanka during the 2026 Indian Premier League T20 match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. AFP
  • Ali Soueidan, 60, from southern Lebanon, drinks coffee with his wife in their damaged home in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
    Ali Soueidan, 60, from southern Lebanon, drinks coffee with his wife in their damaged home in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Troops and armoured vehicles take part in the African Lion military exercise between US and Moroccan forces in the Tan-Tan region in south-west Morocco. AFP
    Troops and armoured vehicles take part in the African Lion military exercise between US and Moroccan forces in the Tan-Tan region in south-west Morocco. AFP
  • Pope Leo XIV's helicopter takes off for the Vatican at the end of a pastoral visit to Naples. AFP
    Pope Leo XIV's helicopter takes off for the Vatican at the end of a pastoral visit to Naples. AFP
  • A quiet day on the beach in the Lebanese city of Tyre is interrupted by an Israeli bombing raid on the village of El Qlaile on May 8. AFP
    A quiet day on the beach in the Lebanese city of Tyre is interrupted by an Israeli bombing raid on the village of El Qlaile on May 8. AFP
  • A woman in tears at the site of a Friday Israeli air strike on houses at Shati (beach) refugee camp in Gaza city. Reuters
    A woman in tears at the site of a Friday Israeli air strike on houses at Shati (beach) refugee camp in Gaza city. Reuters
  • Costa Rica's President Laura Fernandez after swearing-in during her inauguration ceremony at the National Stadium in San Jose on Friday. AFP
    Costa Rica's President Laura Fernandez after swearing-in during her inauguration ceremony at the National Stadium in San Jose on Friday. AFP
  • Russian servicemen of the Special Rapid Response Unit attend a ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War at the Savur-Mohyla memorial in the Donetsk region of Russian-controlled Ukraine. AFP
    Russian servicemen of the Special Rapid Response Unit attend a ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War at the Savur-Mohyla memorial in the Donetsk region of Russian-controlled Ukraine. AFP