• Joe Kekedi takes pictures of a plume of steam as lava enters the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii. Kilauea volcano that is oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean Sunday and flying lava causing the first major injury. Jae C. Hong / AP Photo
    Joe Kekedi takes pictures of a plume of steam as lava enters the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii. Kilauea volcano that is oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean Sunday and flying lava causing the first major injury. Jae C. Hong / AP Photo
  • A Chelsea Pensioner is seen at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, England. Jeff Spicer / Getty Images
    A Chelsea Pensioner is seen at the Chelsea Flower Show in London, England. Jeff Spicer / Getty Images
  • An aerial view of people walking on a glass-bottomed skywalk at Shimenxian Lake in Rongan in south China's Guangxi region. AFP
    An aerial view of people walking on a glass-bottomed skywalk at Shimenxian Lake in Rongan in south China's Guangxi region. AFP
  • Egyptian Muslims perform evening prayers called 'Tarawih' inside Al Sultan Hassan mosque during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the old Islamic area of Cairo, Egypt. Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
    Egyptian Muslims perform evening prayers called 'Tarawih' inside Al Sultan Hassan mosque during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in the old Islamic area of Cairo, Egypt. Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
  • Confetti falls as supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrate his re-election in Caracas, Venezuela. Wil Riera / Bloomberg
    Confetti falls as supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrate his re-election in Caracas, Venezuela. Wil Riera / Bloomberg
  • Motorists are seen during the morning rush hour on the Taipei Bridge, Taiwan. Chris Stowers / AFP
    Motorists are seen during the morning rush hour on the Taipei Bridge, Taiwan. Chris Stowers / AFP
  • Golden State Warriors' Andre Iguodala goes up for a dunk against the Houston Rockets during the first half in Game 3 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals in Oakland, California. Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo
    Golden State Warriors' Andre Iguodala goes up for a dunk against the Houston Rockets during the first half in Game 3 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals in Oakland, California. Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo
  • Members of the Dayak tribe attending the Gawai Dayak Festival in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. The Gawai Dayak festival by Dayak tribes in Kalimantan is a thanksgiving festival to celebrate their harvest. Louis Anderson / AFP
    Members of the Dayak tribe attending the Gawai Dayak Festival in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. The Gawai Dayak festival by Dayak tribes in Kalimantan is a thanksgiving festival to celebrate their harvest. Louis Anderson / AFP

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World in focus - best photos for May 21, 2018

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