• Indonesian soldiers aid in evacuation efforts from a village impacted by the Mount Sinabung eruption at Gamber Village, Simpang Empat, Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. At least six people were killed and two others were seriously wounded after the Mount Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra province of western Indonesia erupted, a disaster agency official said. YT Haryono / EPA
    Indonesian soldiers aid in evacuation efforts from a village impacted by the Mount Sinabung eruption at Gamber Village, Simpang Empat, Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. At least six people were killed and two others were seriously wounded after the Mount Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra province of western Indonesia erupted, a disaster agency official said. YT Haryono / EPA
  • A young Sri Lankan flood victim looks on at a roadside camp in Kelaniya, on the outskirts of Colombo. Sri Lankan soldiers pulled more bodies from landslides and distributed food and water to hundreds of thousands of residents camped in shelters after major floods hit the island. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP
    A young Sri Lankan flood victim looks on at a roadside camp in Kelaniya, on the outskirts of Colombo. Sri Lankan soldiers pulled more bodies from landslides and distributed food and water to hundreds of thousands of residents camped in shelters after major floods hit the island. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP
  • The boats of Spain, Serbia, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Greece and Russia, from front, start for the Lightweight Men Four race at the Rowing Olympic Qualification on Lake Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Urs Flueeler / EPA
    The boats of Spain, Serbia, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Greece and Russia, from front, start for the Lightweight Men Four race at the Rowing Olympic Qualification on Lake Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland. Urs Flueeler / EPA
  • Commuters drive through smoke haze from hazard reduction burns in the Blue Mountains region during sunset. Areas around Sydney experienced heavy smoke haze due to controlled back fires across the region. Saeed Khan / AFP
    Commuters drive through smoke haze from hazard reduction burns in the Blue Mountains region during sunset. Areas around Sydney experienced heavy smoke haze due to controlled back fires across the region. Saeed Khan / AFP
  • Brendan Gallagher of Canada scores a goal past goalkeeper Keith Kinkaid of the US. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
    Brendan Gallagher of Canada scores a goal past goalkeeper Keith Kinkaid of the US. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
  • Anti-government demonstrators and riot police clash during a rally, as Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet delivers a speech inside the National Congress, in Valparaiso city, Chile. Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
    Anti-government demonstrators and riot police clash during a rally, as Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet delivers a speech inside the National Congress, in Valparaiso city, Chile. Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
  • Sebastien Ogier of France and Julien Ingrassia of France compete in their Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC during the SS 17 Fafe of the WRC Portugal in Fafe, Portugal. Octavio Passos / Getty Images
    Sebastien Ogier of France and Julien Ingrassia of France compete in their Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC during the SS 17 Fafe of the WRC Portugal in Fafe, Portugal. Octavio Passos / Getty Images
  • Participants release lanterns over the Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java during Vesak Day celebrations. Indonesian Buddhists celebrated Vesak at the Borobudur temple as they marked the birth, enlightment, and death of Gautama Buddha. Suryo Wibowo / AFP
    Participants release lanterns over the Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java during Vesak Day celebrations. Indonesian Buddhists celebrated Vesak at the Borobudur temple as they marked the birth, enlightment, and death of Gautama Buddha. Suryo Wibowo / AFP

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World in focus — best photos for May 22, 2016

Jake Badger

May 22, 2016

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

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