• Abdul Barek Hajji, 70, a Bengali Muslim, reads the Quran while waiting for sunset in Flushing, New York. Amr Alfiky / Reuters
    Abdul Barek Hajji, 70, a Bengali Muslim, reads the Quran while waiting for sunset in Flushing, New York. Amr Alfiky / Reuters
  • A man pulls money from his wallet to pay for parking in Colombo. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
    A man pulls money from his wallet to pay for parking in Colombo. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
  • Anti-government demonstrators launch fireworks at government forces during clashes in Caracas in Venezuela. Fernando Llano / AP Photo
    Anti-government demonstrators launch fireworks at government forces during clashes in Caracas in Venezuela. Fernando Llano / AP Photo
  • Ellyn Hae blows a big bubble as she takes part in the opening of a new section of SeaWorld in San Diego. Mike Blake / Reuters
    Ellyn Hae blows a big bubble as she takes part in the opening of a new section of SeaWorld in San Diego. Mike Blake / Reuters
  • Rohingya refugees sit in front of their house which has been destroyed by Cyclone Mora at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters
    Rohingya refugees sit in front of their house which has been destroyed by Cyclone Mora at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters
  • Benjamin Bonzi of France in action against Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain at the French Open in Paris. Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA
    Benjamin Bonzi of France in action against Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain at the French Open in Paris. Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA
  • A man bikes past street art created by Eduardo Kobra in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mario Tama / Getty Images
    A man bikes past street art created by Eduardo Kobra in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mario Tama / Getty Images

World in focus — best photos for June 1, 2017


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Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today.