• A firefighter tries to extinguish a forest fire in Ensenada, Mexico. Alejandro Zepeda / EPA
    A firefighter tries to extinguish a forest fire in Ensenada, Mexico. Alejandro Zepeda / EPA
  • Sri Lankan soldiers evacuate flood victims while also carrying relief material, at a flooded area in Wehangalla village in Kalutara district. Eranga Jayawardena / AP Photo
    Sri Lankan soldiers evacuate flood victims while also carrying relief material, at a flooded area in Wehangalla village in Kalutara district. Eranga Jayawardena / AP Photo
  • Shane Sykes of South Africa competes during the 2017 ISA World Surfing Games. Franck Fife / AFP
    Shane Sykes of South Africa competes during the 2017 ISA World Surfing Games. Franck Fife / AFP
  • A soldier guards a road in Marawi City as fighting rages between government soldiers and the Maute militant group, in southern Philippines. Erik De Castro / Reuters
    A soldier guards a road in Marawi City as fighting rages between government soldiers and the Maute militant group, in southern Philippines. Erik De Castro / Reuters
  • Workers from ILVA wait inside the steel plant for Pope Francis during his pastoral visit in Genoa, Italy. Giorgio Perottino / Reuters
    Workers from ILVA wait inside the steel plant for Pope Francis during his pastoral visit in Genoa, Italy. Giorgio Perottino / Reuters
  • Celliphine Chepteek Chespol of Ethiopia jumps in the water pit during the 3000m Steeplechase during the 2017 Prefontaine Classic Diamond Leagueat Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Jonathan Ferrey / Getty Images / AFP
    Celliphine Chepteek Chespol of Ethiopia jumps in the water pit during the 3000m Steeplechase during the 2017 Prefontaine Classic Diamond Leagueat Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Jonathan Ferrey / Getty Images / AFP
  • Kimi Raikkonen of Finland driving the Scuderia Ferrari SF70H on track during final practice for the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco in Monaco. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
    Kimi Raikkonen of Finland driving the Scuderia Ferrari SF70H on track during final practice for the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco in Monaco. Mark Thompson / Getty Images
  • A man prepares special sweets at a small traditional factory on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    A man prepares special sweets at a small traditional factory on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters

World in focus — best photos for May 27, 2017


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