• An emotional Theresa May reacts as she announces her planned resignation as Britain's prime minister. AFP
    An emotional Theresa May reacts as she announces her planned resignation as Britain's prime minister. AFP
  • Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons in action during women's quarter final at the Corona Bali Protected surfing event in Keramas, Bali. EPA
    Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons in action during women's quarter final at the Corona Bali Protected surfing event in Keramas, Bali. EPA
  • Chicago White Sox catcher James McCann steals second base from Houston Astros second baseman Tony Kemp. Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
    Chicago White Sox catcher James McCann steals second base from Houston Astros second baseman Tony Kemp. Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
  • A dead gray whale rests on Limantour Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore in Point Reyes Station, north of San Francisco. Reuters
    A dead gray whale rests on Limantour Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore in Point Reyes Station, north of San Francisco. Reuters
  • An Oophaga histrionica anchicaya is packed for export at the “Tesoros de Colombia” frog breeding centre in Cundinamarca, Colombia. AP Photo
    An Oophaga histrionica anchicaya is packed for export at the “Tesoros de Colombia” frog breeding centre in Cundinamarca, Colombia. AP Photo
  • Charles Ray Finch receives hugs from his two daughters, Katherine Jones-Bailey, left, and Christina Sauls-Shelley after being released from prison. Drew C Wilson / The Wilson Times via AP
    Charles Ray Finch receives hugs from his two daughters, Katherine Jones-Bailey, left, and Christina Sauls-Shelley after being released from prison. Drew C Wilson / The Wilson Times via AP
  • A view of the lights show on the Sydney Opera House. EPA
    A view of the lights show on the Sydney Opera House. EPA
  • Students transport an inflated globe and a flag of the European Union through the streets during a "Fridays for Future" protest for urgent climate action on May 24, 2019 in Muenster, northwestern Germany. AFP
    Students transport an inflated globe and a flag of the European Union through the streets during a "Fridays for Future" protest for urgent climate action on May 24, 2019 in Muenster, northwestern Germany. AFP
  • A critically endangered Eurasian otter is given milk, after being confiscated from being smuggled out of the country, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Antara Foto via Reuters
    A critically endangered Eurasian otter is given milk, after being confiscated from being smuggled out of the country, in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Antara Foto via Reuters
  • A worker washes a city landmarks, the equestrian statue of Peter the Great known as the Bronze Horseman by French sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet, in St Petersburg, Russia. AP Photo
    A worker washes a city landmarks, the equestrian statue of Peter the Great known as the Bronze Horseman by French sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet, in St Petersburg, Russia. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for May 24, 2019

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