• Actor Jared Leto, dressed as the late designer Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette, poses at the Met Gala in New York. Reuters
    Actor Jared Leto, dressed as the late designer Karl Lagerfeld's cat Choupette, poses at the Met Gala in New York. Reuters
  • The Met gala was held under the theme 'Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty' on Monday. EPA
    The Met gala was held under the theme 'Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty' on Monday. EPA
  • A Kenyan police officer stands next to a lorry set on fire in Nairobi during a protest against the cost-of-living crisis and last year's election results. AFP
    A Kenyan police officer stands next to a lorry set on fire in Nairobi during a protest against the cost-of-living crisis and last year's election results. AFP
  • The finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, China, Japan and South Korea pose for a picture in Incheon, South Korea. Reuters
    The finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Association of South-East Asian Nations, China, Japan and South Korea pose for a picture in Incheon, South Korea. Reuters
  • An Egyptian guard prepares to lock the 3,200-year-old Abu Simbel temple in Egypt at the end of the day. Reuters
    An Egyptian guard prepares to lock the 3,200-year-old Abu Simbel temple in Egypt at the end of the day. Reuters
  • The Royally Big Portrait, which features thousands of pictures of King Charles drawn by children, is launched in London. Getty
    The Royally Big Portrait, which features thousands of pictures of King Charles drawn by children, is launched in London. Getty
  • Miners pose for a pictures on International Workers' Day at a coal mine in Quetta, Pakistan. EPA
    Miners pose for a pictures on International Workers' Day at a coal mine in Quetta, Pakistan. EPA
  • Liverpool residents look at 'Protect the Beats', a public installation made in solidarity with Ukrainians, at Exchange Flags. EPA
    Liverpool residents look at 'Protect the Beats', a public installation made in solidarity with Ukrainians, at Exchange Flags. EPA
  • Indonesians queue to buy subsidised liquefied petroleum gas for cooking in Lambaro, Aceh province. AFP
    Indonesians queue to buy subsidised liquefied petroleum gas for cooking in Lambaro, Aceh province. AFP
  • A Ukrainian soldier lies in a trench during a military exercise in the Kharkiv region. AFP
    A Ukrainian soldier lies in a trench during a military exercise in the Kharkiv region. AFP
  • Sudanese refugees cross into Chad as they flee the fighting between the army and a paramilitary unit. AFP
    Sudanese refugees cross into Chad as they flee the fighting between the army and a paramilitary unit. AFP
  • A gazelle is seen at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club before the UAE Challenge in Abu Dhabi. Getty
    A gazelle is seen at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club before the UAE Challenge in Abu Dhabi. Getty

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Today's best photos: From Jared Leto as Lagerfeld's cat to a gazelle on Saadiyat

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May 02, 2023

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