• Women dry their clothes after cooling off in the sea at Gorai Beach in Mumbai. EPA
    Women dry their clothes after cooling off in the sea at Gorai Beach in Mumbai. EPA
  • Thai prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, and Srettha Thavisin take a selfie photo on stage at the Pheu Thai Party's final campaign event in Bangkok. AFP
    Thai prime ministerial candidates Paetongtarn Shinawatra, left, and Srettha Thavisin take a selfie photo on stage at the Pheu Thai Party's final campaign event in Bangkok. AFP
  • People take cover behind a wall as a building in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip is hit by an Israeli air strike. AFP
    People take cover behind a wall as a building in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip is hit by an Israeli air strike. AFP
  • Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather at the AK Party's headquarters in Istanbul on election night. Getty Images
    Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather at the AK Party's headquarters in Istanbul on election night. Getty Images
  • Policemen hold candles during the annual vigil to honour law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, in Washington. AP
    Policemen hold candles during the annual vigil to honour law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, in Washington. AP
  • A poster for the 76th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photograph of actress Catherine Deneuve, on the facade of the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes south-eastern France. AFP
    A poster for the 76th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photograph of actress Catherine Deneuve, on the facade of the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes south-eastern France. AFP
  • Sparks fly in front of the Milky Way. Ganesh Bagal / Shutterstock
    Sparks fly in front of the Milky Way. Ganesh Bagal / Shutterstock
  • A hot air balloon burns and falls to the ground on Mother's Day in Rio de Janeiro. The balloon had no passengers. AFP
    A hot air balloon burns and falls to the ground on Mother's Day in Rio de Janeiro. The balloon had no passengers. AFP
  • Jordan and Palestine face off in a football match during the inauguration of the newly renamed Pele Stadium in Bethlehem. AFP
    Jordan and Palestine face off in a football match during the inauguration of the newly renamed Pele Stadium in Bethlehem. AFP
  • A Palestinian surveys the damage to his home following Israeli strikes in Gaza. EPA
    A Palestinian surveys the damage to his home following Israeli strikes in Gaza. EPA
  • A woman stands amid fallen trees in Kyauktaw, Myanmar, after Cyclone Mocha made landfall. AFP
    A woman stands amid fallen trees in Kyauktaw, Myanmar, after Cyclone Mocha made landfall. AFP
  • A model walks the runway during the Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2023 in Sydney. Getty
    A model walks the runway during the Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2023 in Sydney. Getty
  • Supporters of FC Groningen ignite smoke bombs during a league match against Ajax in the Netherlands. EPA
    Supporters of FC Groningen ignite smoke bombs during a league match against Ajax in the Netherlands. EPA
  • Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam supporters head to join a protest after opposition PTI leader Imran Khan was released from custody by Pakistan’s Supreme Court. EPA
    Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam supporters head to join a protest after opposition PTI leader Imran Khan was released from custody by Pakistan’s Supreme Court. EPA
  • A Rohingya woman assesses the damage at Basara refugee camp in Sittwe after Cyclone Mocha rampaged through Myanmar. AFP
    A Rohingya woman assesses the damage at Basara refugee camp in Sittwe after Cyclone Mocha rampaged through Myanmar. AFP
  • Barcelona fans welcome the team home after La Liga title was clinched. Getty Images
    Barcelona fans welcome the team home after La Liga title was clinched. Getty Images
  • Firefighters protest against the blocking of a law that would allow all firefighting services to be co-ordinated, outside the Spanish Congress in Madrid. AFP
    Firefighters protest against the blocking of a law that would allow all firefighting services to be co-ordinated, outside the Spanish Congress in Madrid. AFP
  • Nuri, South Korea’s first domestically produced space rocket, being assembled at Naro Space Centre in Goheung. EPA
    Nuri, South Korea’s first domestically produced space rocket, being assembled at Naro Space Centre in Goheung. EPA
  • Emergency teams respond after an explosion in a building housing offices and apartments in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico. AFP
    Emergency teams respond after an explosion in a building housing offices and apartments in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico. AFP
  • Artists adorn the Obelisk in Buenos Aires with plastic bags to raise awareness on the eve of World Recycling Day. AFP
    Artists adorn the Obelisk in Buenos Aires with plastic bags to raise awareness on the eve of World Recycling Day. AFP
  • A turkey vulture soars overhead as a freighter navigates morning fog in Royal Bay, British Columbia, Canada. AP
    A turkey vulture soars overhead as a freighter navigates morning fog in Royal Bay, British Columbia, Canada. AP
  • Women lower plastic containers on ropes to draw water from a well in Telamwadi, near Mumbai. Reuters
    Women lower plastic containers on ropes to draw water from a well in Telamwadi, near Mumbai. Reuters
  • Supporters of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and Movement for Change political alliance cheer at an election campaign rally in Athens. AFP
    Supporters of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and Movement for Change political alliance cheer at an election campaign rally in Athens. AFP
  • A resident in Faenza removes mud and debris after Italy's Emilia Romagna region was deluged by heavy rain. Reuters
    A resident in Faenza removes mud and debris after Italy's Emilia Romagna region was deluged by heavy rain. Reuters
  • A missile fired at Kyiv in Ukraine is intercepted and destroyed. Reuters
    A missile fired at Kyiv in Ukraine is intercepted and destroyed. Reuters
  • Water engulfs a road in Helm Corner, California. EPA
    Water engulfs a road in Helm Corner, California. EPA
  • Palestinian rally near the border with Israel in response to the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March. AFP
    Palestinian rally near the border with Israel in response to the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March. AFP
  • Sevilla fans cheer their team to victory over Juventus in the Europa League semi-final at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville. AFP
    Sevilla fans cheer their team to victory over Juventus in the Europa League semi-final at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville. AFP
  • The Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and smoke in the state of Puebla, Mexico. AFP
    The Popocatepetl volcano spews ash and smoke in the state of Puebla, Mexico. AFP
  • The Sun rises over the village of Olymbos on the Greek island of Karpathos. AFP
    The Sun rises over the village of Olymbos on the Greek island of Karpathos. AFP

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The best photos of the week: from sunset in India to sunrise in Greece

Striking pictures from around the world

Tim Knowles
Tim Knowles

May 19, 2023

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Updated: May 19, 2023, 6:02 PM
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