Best photos of May 19: Wildfire in California to pilgrims in Makkah

  • Firefighters battling the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, California, return to their truck. The brush fire broke out in the suburbs of Los Angeles, spreading rapidly and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for thousands of residents. AFP
    Firefighters battling the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, California, return to their truck. The brush fire broke out in the suburbs of Los Angeles, spreading rapidly and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for thousands of residents. AFP
  • Actress Renate Reinsve poses on the red carpet after the screening Fjord, in which she stars, at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Reuters
    Actress Renate Reinsve poses on the red carpet after the screening Fjord, in which she stars, at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Reuters
  • A staff member photographs the result of a vote on the impeachment of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, at the Legislative Yuan building in Taipei. The vote was 56-50 in favour, but it missed the 76-vote threshold required to advance. EPA
    A staff member photographs the result of a vote on the impeachment of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te, at the Legislative Yuan building in Taipei. The vote was 56-50 in favour, but it missed the 76-vote threshold required to advance. EPA
  • Passengers jostle to board a crowded train at Dadar railway station in Mumbai, India. AFP
    Passengers jostle to board a crowded train at Dadar railway station in Mumbai, India. AFP
  • A worker removes a panel that stops construction debris from falling on to the street, at a building site in Tokyo's Ginza district, in Japan. AFP
    A worker removes a panel that stops construction debris from falling on to the street, at a building site in Tokyo's Ginza district, in Japan. AFP
  • A stranded worker sits on a bridge overlooking the almost-empty Thika Superhighway in Nairobi, Kenya, on the second day of a nationwide transport strike over rising fuel prices. AFP
    A stranded worker sits on a bridge overlooking the almost-empty Thika Superhighway in Nairobi, Kenya, on the second day of a nationwide transport strike over rising fuel prices. AFP
  • A lone figure sits by the sea at the Apollonia archaeological site on Libya’s north-eastern coast. AFP
    A lone figure sits by the sea at the Apollonia archaeological site on Libya’s north-eastern coast. AFP
  • Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque, before the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque, before the annual Hajj pilgrimage, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters