• A man walks next to a 13-metre-long dead humpback whale beached on El Tulate Beach, Guatemala. AFP
    A man walks next to a 13-metre-long dead humpback whale beached on El Tulate Beach, Guatemala. AFP
  • A protester stands near a memorial following a day of demonstration in a call for justice for George Floyd, who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25. AFP
    A protester stands near a memorial following a day of demonstration in a call for justice for George Floyd, who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25. AFP
  • US Vice President Mike Pence and US President Donald Trump watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, with astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, lift off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. AFP
    US Vice President Mike Pence and US President Donald Trump watch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, with astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, lift off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. AFP
  • NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (rear) and Doug Hurley are strapped in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida for their launch to the International Space Station. AFP
    NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (rear) and Doug Hurley are strapped in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida for their launch to the International Space Station. AFP
  • A firecracker thrown by protesters explodes under police one block from the White House in Washington DC, during a protest over the death of George Floyd. AFP
    A firecracker thrown by protesters explodes under police one block from the White House in Washington DC, during a protest over the death of George Floyd. AFP
  • Smoke rises from a fire on a police cruiser in Center City during the Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia Protest in Philadelphia. AP
    Smoke rises from a fire on a police cruiser in Center City during the Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia Protest in Philadelphia. AP
  • Workers in protective suits spray disinfectant inside a movie theatre ahead of its reopening after the Thai government eased isolation measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    Workers in protective suits spray disinfectant inside a movie theatre ahead of its reopening after the Thai government eased isolation measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • A protester raises his fist in reaction as he and others stand on an overhanging fence as thousands of protesters gather at the Pan Pacific Park to demonstrate following the death of George Floyd, in Los Angeles. EPA
    A protester raises his fist in reaction as he and others stand on an overhanging fence as thousands of protesters gather at the Pan Pacific Park to demonstrate following the death of George Floyd, in Los Angeles. EPA
  • Workers unload a shipment of medical supplies from an Antonov AN-225 Mriya aircraft at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bloomberg
    Workers unload a shipment of medical supplies from an Antonov AN-225 Mriya aircraft at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bloomberg
  • Pedestrians wearing protective masks take shelter under umbrellas while crossing a street in the Central district in Hong Kong, China. An overwhelming majority of Hong Kong residents said they oppose a controversial new security legislation that China plans to impose on the city, a move that has generated criticism from western democracies amid concerns over basic freedoms in the financial hub. Bloomberg
    Pedestrians wearing protective masks take shelter under umbrellas while crossing a street in the Central district in Hong Kong, China. An overwhelming majority of Hong Kong residents said they oppose a controversial new security legislation that China plans to impose on the city, a move that has generated criticism from western democracies amid concerns over basic freedoms in the financial hub. Bloomberg

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World in focus - best photos for May 31, 2020

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