Best photos of May 16: Ships in the Strait of Hormuz to Doha International Book Fair

  • Ships in the Strait of Hormuz are framed by flamingo sculptures in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Getty Images
    Ships in the Strait of Hormuz are framed by flamingo sculptures in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Getty Images
  • Nasa's SpaceX CRS-34 mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. EPA
    Nasa's SpaceX CRS-34 mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. EPA
  • President Donald Trump on board Air Force One as he returns to the US from China. AFP
    President Donald Trump on board Air Force One as he returns to the US from China. AFP
  • British actress Simone Ashley arrives for the screening of Karma at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France. AFP
    British actress Simone Ashley arrives for the screening of Karma at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France. AFP
  • Visitors at Art Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah. Antonie Robertson/The National
    Visitors at Art Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah. Antonie Robertson/The National
  • A Libyan horseman rides along a ridge overlooking the eastern city of Derna. AFP
    A Libyan horseman rides along a ridge overlooking the eastern city of Derna. AFP
  • A tourist boat sails under the oldest bridge in Paris as The Pont Neuf's Cave, by French photographer and street artist JR, is being installed. AFP
    A tourist boat sails under the oldest bridge in Paris as The Pont Neuf's Cave, by French photographer and street artist JR, is being installed. AFP
  • Children walk past a residential building flattened by an Israeli strike the previous day, in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza city. AFP
    Children walk past a residential building flattened by an Israeli strike the previous day, in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza city. AFP
  • A visitor browses at the Doha International Book Fair in Qatar. AFP
    A visitor browses at the Doha International Book Fair in Qatar. AFP