• Supporters gather as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a rally, before the presidential election on Sunday, in Istanbul. Getty Images
    Supporters gather as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a rally, before the presidential election on Sunday, in Istanbul. Getty Images
  • 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
  • Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his tennis match against Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the Italian Open, in Rome. Reuters
    Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his tennis match against Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the Italian Open, in Rome. Reuters
  • Ukrainian troops fire a Partyzan multiple-launch rocket system towards Russian forces near a front line, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. Reuters
    Ukrainian troops fire a Partyzan multiple-launch rocket system towards Russian forces near a front line, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. Reuters
  • A part of a wall with the work of renowned graffiti artist Banksy dismounted from a residential building heavily damaged during a Russian attack in Irpin, outside of Kyiv. Reuters
    A part of a wall with the work of renowned graffiti artist Banksy dismounted from a residential building heavily damaged during a Russian attack in Irpin, outside of Kyiv. Reuters
  • Miami Heat centre Bam Adebayo is tossed into the air during player introductions by teammate Udonis Haslem before their NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals playoff against the New York Knicks, in Miami. EPA
    Miami Heat centre Bam Adebayo is tossed into the air during player introductions by teammate Udonis Haslem before their NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals playoff against the New York Knicks, in Miami. EPA
  • Mae Muller of the UK performs during a rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest, in Liverpool. EPA
    Mae Muller of the UK performs during a rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest, in Liverpool. EPA
  • Migrants wait for asylum hearings at the US-Mexico border, as seen from San Ysidro, California. AFP
    Migrants wait for asylum hearings at the US-Mexico border, as seen from San Ysidro, California. AFP
  • People attend a "Serbia against violence" protest against recent mass shootings that have shaken the country, in Belgradea. Reuters
    People attend a "Serbia against violence" protest against recent mass shootings that have shaken the country, in Belgradea. Reuters
  • 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

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May 14, 2023

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