• An Afghan woman stands behind the broken head of a statue at the west terminal of an abandoned old airport which is used as a shelter for over 3,500 migrants, in southern Athens. The government has been moving migrants from makeshift camps into organised shelters and the Greek government said they will continue to clear the Greek- Macedonian border area over the next few days. Petros Giannakouris / AP
    An Afghan woman stands behind the broken head of a statue at the west terminal of an abandoned old airport which is used as a shelter for over 3,500 migrants, in southern Athens. The government has been moving migrants from makeshift camps into organised shelters and the Greek government said they will continue to clear the Greek- Macedonian border area over the next few days. Petros Giannakouris / AP
  • Marcel Granollers of Spain in action against Dominic Thiem of Austria during their men’s single round of 16 match at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France. Ian Langsdon / EPA
    Marcel Granollers of Spain in action against Dominic Thiem of Austria during their men’s single round of 16 match at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France. Ian Langsdon / EPA
  • A worker is seen at a construction site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Samrang Pring / Reuters
    A worker is seen at a construction site in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Samrang Pring / Reuters
  • Young Indian activists wearing masks take part in an anti-tobacco campaign rally on World No Smoking Day in Calcutta, eastern India. World No Tobacco Day is marked annually on May 31 to raise awareness of the health risks of tobacco use and to push advocacy for policies to reduce tobacco consumption. Piyal Adhikary / EPA
    Young Indian activists wearing masks take part in an anti-tobacco campaign rally on World No Smoking Day in Calcutta, eastern India. World No Tobacco Day is marked annually on May 31 to raise awareness of the health risks of tobacco use and to push advocacy for policies to reduce tobacco consumption. Piyal Adhikary / EPA
  • A worker stands on a scaffold in front of a giant poster for World No Tobacco Day in Beijing. May 31 is observed as World No Tobacco Day, with the World Health Organisation using “Get Ready For Plain Packaging” as the slogan of this year’s day. Wang Zhao / AFP
    A worker stands on a scaffold in front of a giant poster for World No Tobacco Day in Beijing. May 31 is observed as World No Tobacco Day, with the World Health Organisation using “Get Ready For Plain Packaging” as the slogan of this year’s day. Wang Zhao / AFP
  • The silhouette of an Airbus A400M military transport plane is seen against the sky as it flies over the 2016 International Aerospace Exhibition, in Schoenefeld, Germany. Ralf Hirschberger / EPA
    The silhouette of an Airbus A400M military transport plane is seen against the sky as it flies over the 2016 International Aerospace Exhibition, in Schoenefeld, Germany. Ralf Hirschberger / EPA
  • A passenger looks through a bus windscreen bullet hole alongside the Mozambican Main North South road at Nhamapaza in the Gorongosa area, Mozambique. This main artery has been the epicentre of attacks by Mozambican opposition Mozambican National Resistence militants. John Wessels / AFP
    A passenger looks through a bus windscreen bullet hole alongside the Mozambican Main North South road at Nhamapaza in the Gorongosa area, Mozambique. This main artery has been the epicentre of attacks by Mozambican opposition Mozambican National Resistence militants. John Wessels / AFP
  • A spectator holds an umbrella as rain falls at the French Open in Paris, France. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
    A spectator holds an umbrella as rain falls at the French Open in Paris, France. Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
  • A man sleeps amidst rubbish under a bridge in Paranaque city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ezra Acayan / Reuters
    A man sleeps amidst rubbish under a bridge in Paranaque city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Ezra Acayan / Reuters
  • A Chinese investor gestures in front of a screen showing stock market movements at a securities firm in Hangzhou, eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Asian stocks rose on May 31, led by a surge in Shanghai, while the dollar edged higher as traders weighed the fallout from a likely US interest rate rise this summer. AFP / STR
    A Chinese investor gestures in front of a screen showing stock market movements at a securities firm in Hangzhou, eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Asian stocks rose on May 31, led by a surge in Shanghai, while the dollar edged higher as traders weighed the fallout from a likely US interest rate rise this summer. AFP / STR

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World in focus — best photos for May 31, 2016

Fatima Al Marzouqi

May 31, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world today.

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