• Indonesian police officers shoot tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Jakarta. AFP
    Indonesian police officers shoot tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Jakarta. AFP
  • An Indian Muslim looks on as he waits to break his Ramadan fast at Jama Masjid in New Delhi. AFP
    An Indian Muslim looks on as he waits to break his Ramadan fast at Jama Masjid in New Delhi. AFP
  • Workers clean the windows outside a building in Beijing, China. EPA
    Workers clean the windows outside a building in Beijing, China. EPA
  • BJP supporters celebrate after learning the initial election results outside the party headquarters in New Delhi, India. Reuters
    BJP supporters celebrate after learning the initial election results outside the party headquarters in New Delhi, India. Reuters
  • Demonstrators are seen during a protest against government plans to privatize healthcare and education, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Reuters
    Demonstrators are seen during a protest against government plans to privatize healthcare and education, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Reuters
  • Hundreds of castle-like villas and houses are seen unfinished at the Burj Al Babas housing development in Mudurnu, Turkey. Getty
    Hundreds of castle-like villas and houses are seen unfinished at the Burj Al Babas housing development in Mudurnu, Turkey. Getty
  • Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe and former Arsenal football team manager Arsene Wenger takes part in a football match with children from the 'Premiers de Cordee' Association at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. AFP
    Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe and former Arsenal football team manager Arsene Wenger takes part in a football match with children from the 'Premiers de Cordee' Association at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for May 23, 2019

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