• A woman takes a photo in ballpit at the Re:publica 18 conference in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup / Getty Images
    A woman takes a photo in ballpit at the Re:publica 18 conference in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup / Getty Images
  • A wooden jetty is surrounded by melting sea ice in the islands of Merenkurkku Archipelago, near Vaasa, western Finland, at the beginning of spring. Olivier Morin / AFP
    A wooden jetty is surrounded by melting sea ice in the islands of Merenkurkku Archipelago, near Vaasa, western Finland, at the beginning of spring. Olivier Morin / AFP
  • The silhouette of French president Emmanuel Macron as he speaks during a defence strategic partnership event on board the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Canberra in Sydney. Peter Parks / EPA
    The silhouette of French president Emmanuel Macron as he speaks during a defence strategic partnership event on board the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Canberra in Sydney. Peter Parks / EPA
  • Supporters of opposition lawmaker Nikol Pashinian carry a large Armenian flag as they protest in Republic Square in Yerevan. Sergei Grits / AP Photo
    Supporters of opposition lawmaker Nikol Pashinian carry a large Armenian flag as they protest in Republic Square in Yerevan. Sergei Grits / AP Photo
  • A customer shops for garlands in Gauhati, India. Anupam Nath / AP Photo
    A customer shops for garlands in Gauhati, India. Anupam Nath / AP Photo
  • A woman hurt by tear gas is pulled away during a May Day protest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Alvin Baez / Reuters
    A woman hurt by tear gas is pulled away during a May Day protest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Alvin Baez / Reuters
  • Novice monks walk underneath lotus lanterns bearing prayers after an event celebrating the upcoming Vesak Day, the birthday of Buddha, at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
    Novice monks walk underneath lotus lanterns bearing prayers after an event celebrating the upcoming Vesak Day, the birthday of Buddha, at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
  • Indian workers travel on the back of a lorry in Mumbai. Punit Paranjpe / AFP
    Indian workers travel on the back of a lorry in Mumbai. Punit Paranjpe / AFP

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World in focus - best photos for May 1, 2018

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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