• Members of the Christian clergy wait for the arrival of US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump in Tel Aviv, Israel. Reuters
    Members of the Christian clergy wait for the arrival of US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump in Tel Aviv, Israel. Reuters
  • A man gestures at the demolition site of the Jiuxing furniture market in Shanghai. Johannes Eisele / AFP Photo
    A man gestures at the demolition site of the Jiuxing furniture market in Shanghai. Johannes Eisele / AFP Photo
  • A man herds his cattle in the Ganges River in Allahabad, India. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
    A man herds his cattle in the Ganges River in Allahabad, India. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
  • Heron-hooded dancers parade during the Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo. Fred Dufour / AFP Photo
    Heron-hooded dancers parade during the Sanja Matsuri festival in Tokyo. Fred Dufour / AFP Photo
  • Supporters light flares in Cibeles Square after the Real Madrid team bus returns from Santander after clinching their first Primera Liga title in five years. Paul Hanna / Reuters
    Supporters light flares in Cibeles Square after the Real Madrid team bus returns from Santander after clinching their first Primera Liga title in five years. Paul Hanna / Reuters
  • Colombian soldiers patrol a neighbourhood in Buenaventura, Colombia. Ernesto Guzman Jr / EPA
    Colombian soldiers patrol a neighbourhood in Buenaventura, Colombia. Ernesto Guzman Jr / EPA
  • Ringling Bros head clown Davis Vassallo, right, performs with acrobat Paulo dos Santos on the last day of shows for the company’s circus at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Lucas Jackson / Reuters
    Ringling Bros head clown Davis Vassallo, right, performs with acrobat Paulo dos Santos on the last day of shows for the company’s circus at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Lucas Jackson / Reuters

World in focus — best photos for May 22, 2017


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Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today.