Best photos of May 22: A military parade in Saudi Arabia to flotilla protests

  • Members of the Saudi security forces take part in a military parade ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. AFP
    Members of the Saudi security forces take part in a military parade ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca. AFP
  • Paleontologists inspect an ilium (pelvic bone) of a camarasaurus on the set of the exhibition 'Chercheurs de Dinos', opening at the Museum of Angouleme, in southwestern France. AFP
    Paleontologists inspect an ilium (pelvic bone) of a camarasaurus on the set of the exhibition 'Chercheurs de Dinos', opening at the Museum of Angouleme, in southwestern France. AFP
  • Workers fix a poster featuring US President Donald Trump on an autorickshaw in New Delhi. AFP
    Workers fix a poster featuring US President Donald Trump on an autorickshaw in New Delhi. AFP
  • A person on a balcony of a building during sunset in Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters
    A person on a balcony of a building during sunset in Nicosia, Cyprus. Reuters
  • The sails of the Sydney Opera House are illuminated with lights and fireworks on the opening night of the annual Vivid Sydney festival. AFP
    The sails of the Sydney Opera House are illuminated with lights and fireworks on the opening night of the annual Vivid Sydney festival. AFP
  • Ian Platts-Mills competes in the men's 400 metre IM B-final of the USA Pro Swimming Series in Sacramento, California. AFP
    Ian Platts-Mills competes in the men's 400 metre IM B-final of the USA Pro Swimming Series in Sacramento, California. AFP
  • Swallow chicks open their mouths to be fed by their mother in a nest under the eaves of a house in the southeastern city of Gimhae, South Korea. EPA
    Swallow chicks open their mouths to be fed by their mother in a nest under the eaves of a house in the southeastern city of Gimhae, South Korea. EPA
  • Protesters who hung a huge Palestinian flag from a building facing the Israeli embassy light flares during a protest over the interception of the Gaza aid flotilla, in Athens. Reuters
    Protesters who hung a huge Palestinian flag from a building facing the Israeli embassy light flares during a protest over the interception of the Gaza aid flotilla, in Athens. Reuters