• A Sri Lankan man uses an inflatable tube to move through a flood-affected area in Wellampitiya, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Hundreds of boats plied deep floodwaters that have inundated thousands of homes in the Sri Lankan capital, delivering aid and rescuing the elderly and sick from rooftops as forecasters warned of more heavy rain. Eranga Jayawardena / AP
    A Sri Lankan man uses an inflatable tube to move through a flood-affected area in Wellampitiya, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Hundreds of boats plied deep floodwaters that have inundated thousands of homes in the Sri Lankan capital, delivering aid and rescuing the elderly and sick from rooftops as forecasters warned of more heavy rain. Eranga Jayawardena / AP
  • Rescue workers inspect a sports centre after its roof collapsed at the City University in Hong Kong. The roof collapsed on May 20, injuring three people and sparking panic among eyewitnesses who said it sounded like an explosion. Dale De La Rey / AFP
    Rescue workers inspect a sports centre after its roof collapsed at the City University in Hong Kong. The roof collapsed on May 20, injuring three people and sparking panic among eyewitnesses who said it sounded like an explosion. Dale De La Rey / AFP
  • South Korean rescue members wearing chemical protective suits walk past a monster character during an anti-terror drill as part of a disaster management exercise at the COEX shopping and exhibition centre in Seoul. South Korea is holding its 2016 Safe Korea anti-disaster exercise this week against terrorist threats and natural disasters. Jung Yeon-Je / AFP
    South Korean rescue members wearing chemical protective suits walk past a monster character during an anti-terror drill as part of a disaster management exercise at the COEX shopping and exhibition centre in Seoul. South Korea is holding its 2016 Safe Korea anti-disaster exercise this week against terrorist threats and natural disasters. Jung Yeon-Je / AFP
  • Finnish driver Jari Matti Latvala and co-driver Miikka Anttila, also from Finland, steer their Volkswagen Polo R WRC near Caminha, during the second stage of the Portuguese WCR rally. Francisco Leong / AFP / FRANCISCO LEONG
    Finnish driver Jari Matti Latvala and co-driver Miikka Anttila, also from Finland, steer their Volkswagen Polo R WRC near Caminha, during the second stage of the Portuguese WCR rally. Francisco Leong / AFP / FRANCISCO LEONG
  • Members of volunteer’s battalion ‘Azov’ and their supporters from various right-wing movements burn smoke flares during a march in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. Activists demanded banning any elections on territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels until full observance of the Minsk agreements and protested against a draft law to give special status to the eastern regions locked in a conflict between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists. Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA
    Members of volunteer’s battalion ‘Azov’ and their supporters from various right-wing movements burn smoke flares during a march in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. Activists demanded banning any elections on territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels until full observance of the Minsk agreements and protested against a draft law to give special status to the eastern regions locked in a conflict between the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists. Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA
  • Italian players fail to reach the ball during their match of the 2016 Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo, Japan The Netherlands won the match. Franck Robichon / EPA
    Italian players fail to reach the ball during their match of the 2016 Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo, Japan The Netherlands won the match. Franck Robichon / EPA
  • Relatives and friends of Salah Abu Laban, Sahar Qouidar, Ghassan Abu Laban and Reem al-Sebaei, all victims of EgyptAir flight 804, grieve following prayers for the dead, at al Thawrah Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The plane crashed after disappearing from radar early Thursday morning while carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo. Amr Nabil / AP
    Relatives and friends of Salah Abu Laban, Sahar Qouidar, Ghassan Abu Laban and Reem al-Sebaei, all victims of EgyptAir flight 804, grieve following prayers for the dead, at al Thawrah Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The plane crashed after disappearing from radar early Thursday morning while carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo. Amr Nabil / AP

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World in focus — best photos for May 20, 2016

Robert Mickelson

May 20, 2016

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

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