• A man runs past a riot police officer trying to kick him as supporters of Kenya’s opposition Coalition for Reforms and Democracy are dispersed during a demonstration in Nairobi. Dai Kurokawa / EPA
    A man runs past a riot police officer trying to kick him as supporters of Kenya’s opposition Coalition for Reforms and Democracy are dispersed during a demonstration in Nairobi. Dai Kurokawa / EPA
  • Pedernales, Ecuador, a month after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the city. Rodrigo Beundia / AFP Photo
    Pedernales, Ecuador, a month after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the city. Rodrigo Beundia / AFP Photo
  • The starboard side of the world’s largest cruise ship, the 361m-long Harmony of the Seas, as it arrives in Southampton. Peter Nicholls / Reuters
    The starboard side of the world’s largest cruise ship, the 361m-long Harmony of the Seas, as it arrives in Southampton. Peter Nicholls / Reuters
  • Construction workers in Yangon, Myanmar. Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP Photo
    Construction workers in Yangon, Myanmar. Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP Photo
  • Men exercise on the banks of the River Ganges ahead of the Bengal mud wrestling championships in Kolkata. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
    Men exercise on the banks of the River Ganges ahead of the Bengal mud wrestling championships in Kolkata. Rupak De Chowdhuri / Reuters
  • A Sri Lankan resident wades through floodwaters in Pugoda. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP Photo
    A Sri Lankan resident wades through floodwaters in Pugoda. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP Photo
  • Migrants rest in Tripoli after they were rescued off the coast of Libya. EPA
    Migrants rest in Tripoli after they were rescued off the coast of Libya. EPA

World in focus — best photos for May 17, 2016


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