• The US Navy Blue Angels (right) and US Air Force Thunderbirds fly past the Washington Monument in Washington, DC in a tribute to essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
    The US Navy Blue Angels (right) and US Air Force Thunderbirds fly past the Washington Monument in Washington, DC in a tribute to essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
  • An elderly man wearing a face mask, walks in Madrid, during the hours allowed by the government to exercise. AFP
    An elderly man wearing a face mask, walks in Madrid, during the hours allowed by the government to exercise. AFP
  • The remains of an aircraft from the Bolivian Air Force burn after crashing near Trinidad, Bolivia. AP
    The remains of an aircraft from the Bolivian Air Force burn after crashing near Trinidad, Bolivia. AP
  • The Ferry family, from Chantilly, Virginia, who were in the middle of taking a family photograph, are surprised by a second fly over by the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds, in a "salute to frontline Covid-19 responders". AP Photo
    The Ferry family, from Chantilly, Virginia, who were in the middle of taking a family photograph, are surprised by a second fly over by the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds, in a "salute to frontline Covid-19 responders". AP Photo
  • Lightning strikes over the Uskudar district during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    Lightning strikes over the Uskudar district during curfew in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • Israeli pupils attend a class at the Sadot Elementary School as the country eases lockdown restrictions. AFP
    Israeli pupils attend a class at the Sadot Elementary School as the country eases lockdown restrictions. AFP
  • An Indonesian medical staffer takes a blood sample from a youth after he violated the large-scale social restrictions at a police headquarter in Surabaya. AFP
    An Indonesian medical staffer takes a blood sample from a youth after he violated the large-scale social restrictions at a police headquarter in Surabaya. AFP
  • A woman rides a train at Shibuya station during Japan's "Golden Week" holidays in Tokyo. AFP
    A woman rides a train at Shibuya station during Japan's "Golden Week" holidays in Tokyo. AFP
  • Armed protesters rally outside the New Hampshire State House calling for Governor Chris Sununu to open the state, in Concord, US. AFP
    Armed protesters rally outside the New Hampshire State House calling for Governor Chris Sununu to open the state, in Concord, US. AFP
  • A father holds his son as he hangs a ribbon wishing for reunification of the two Koreas on the wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea. AP Photo
    A father holds his son as he hangs a ribbon wishing for reunification of the two Koreas on the wire fence at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for May 3, 2020

ake a look at some of the best photos from around the world in the past 24 hours

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