• Firefighters try to stop a blaze at an oil well in Kirkuk, northern Iraq. EPA
    Firefighters try to stop a blaze at an oil well in Kirkuk, northern Iraq. EPA
  • Officers examine the skin of a tiger at the “Tiger Temple,” in Saiyok district in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand. AP Photo
    Officers examine the skin of a tiger at the “Tiger Temple,” in Saiyok district in Kanchanaburi province, west of Bangkok, Thailand. AP Photo
  • Pope Francis tries to hold on to his skull cap at a windy St Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Alessandra Tarantino / AP Photo
    Pope Francis tries to hold on to his skull cap at a windy St Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Alessandra Tarantino / AP Photo
  • Venezuela’s Fernando Gonzalez spikes the ball against Poland during a men’s Olympic volleyball qualification tournament match in Tokyo. Franck Robichon / EPA
    Venezuela’s Fernando Gonzalez spikes the ball against Poland during a men’s Olympic volleyball qualification tournament match in Tokyo. Franck Robichon / EPA
  • Martin Sonka of the Czech Republic (dark blue plane) leads Nigel Lamb of Great Britain (yellow) and Yoshihide Muroya of Japan (silver) around Mount Fuji before to the third stage of the Red Bull Air Race. Predrag Vuckovic / Red Bull / AFP Photo
    Martin Sonka of the Czech Republic (dark blue plane) leads Nigel Lamb of Great Britain (yellow) and Yoshihide Muroya of Japan (silver) around Mount Fuji before to the third stage of the Red Bull Air Race. Predrag Vuckovic / Red Bull / AFP Photo
  • Volunteers take part in an excavation in search for archaeological artefacts at a cave in the Tzeelim Canyon above the Dead Sea, Israel. Menahem Kahana / AFP Photo
    Volunteers take part in an excavation in search for archaeological artefacts at a cave in the Tzeelim Canyon above the Dead Sea, Israel. Menahem Kahana / AFP Photo
  • Bara market in Rawalpindi, Pakistan ahead of Ramadan. Faisal Mahmood / Reuters
    Bara market in Rawalpindi, Pakistan ahead of Ramadan. Faisal Mahmood / Reuters
  • The Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) perform for Italy’s Republic Day ceremony. Tiziana Fabi / AFP Photo
    The Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) perform for Italy’s Republic Day ceremony. Tiziana Fabi / AFP Photo
  • A shepherd taking care of his flock near Mizhhirya, western Ukraine. Roman Pilipey / EPA
    A shepherd taking care of his flock near Mizhhirya, western Ukraine. Roman Pilipey / EPA
  • Line characters in Tokyo. Toru Hanai / Reuters
    Line characters in Tokyo. Toru Hanai / Reuters
  • Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate the winning goal of Game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final against the San Jose Sharks. Gene J Puskar / AP Photo
    Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate the winning goal of Game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final against the San Jose Sharks. Gene J Puskar / AP Photo

World in focus — best photos for June 2, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world today.