• Visitors mimick the two Korean leaders by shaking hands as they take pictures at a mock Panmunjeom in Namyangju, South Korea. Namyangju Studios is a film-making studio known for housing a mock version of Joint Security Area (JSA) where Korean leaders recently met for the Inter- Korean Summit. The Korea Film Council will halt its operation and close the facility from May 31. Jean Chung / Getty Images
    Visitors mimick the two Korean leaders by shaking hands as they take pictures at a mock Panmunjeom in Namyangju, South Korea. Namyangju Studios is a film-making studio known for housing a mock version of Joint Security Area (JSA) where Korean leaders recently met for the Inter- Korean Summit. The Korea Film Council will halt its operation and close the facility from May 31. Jean Chung / Getty Images
  • Kashmiri men inspect a damaged house where suspected rebels were holed up, after a gun battle in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Dar Yasin / AP Photo
    Kashmiri men inspect a damaged house where suspected rebels were holed up, after a gun battle in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Dar Yasin / AP Photo
  • A view of the sculpture 'Polonaise' by Christel Lechner during the international outdoor art exhibition 'Bad Ragartz' in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. Gian Ehrenzeller / EPA
    A view of the sculpture 'Polonaise' by Christel Lechner during the international outdoor art exhibition 'Bad Ragartz' in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. Gian Ehrenzeller / EPA
  • Members of humanitarian organisations SOS Mediterranee and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) perform a rescue drill during a joint operation at the MV Aquarius, a search and rescue ship run in partnership between the SOS Mediterranee and MSF, some 24 nautical miles (50km) off Libya's coast, in the Mediterranean Sea. Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP
    Members of humanitarian organisations SOS Mediterranee and Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) perform a rescue drill during a joint operation at the MV Aquarius, a search and rescue ship run in partnership between the SOS Mediterranee and MSF, some 24 nautical miles (50km) off Libya's coast, in the Mediterranean Sea. Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP
  • A plume of ash rising from a crater in the Mount Kilauea volcano after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the area, near Pahoa, Hawaii. EPA
    A plume of ash rising from a crater in the Mount Kilauea volcano after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the area, near Pahoa, Hawaii. EPA
  • San Jose Sharks center Eric Fehr checks Vegas Golden Knights center Ryan Carpenter into the glass during the third period of game five of the second round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. Stephen R. Sylvanie / Reuters
    San Jose Sharks center Eric Fehr checks Vegas Golden Knights center Ryan Carpenter into the glass during the third period of game five of the second round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. Stephen R. Sylvanie / Reuters
  • Firefighters work at the site where a building collapsed, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil. Paulo Whitaker / Reuters
    Firefighters work at the site where a building collapsed, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil. Paulo Whitaker / Reuters
  • A staff member stands near a Communist Party flag at an exhibition to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx at the National Museum in Beijing, China. Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo
    A staff member stands near a Communist Party flag at an exhibition to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx at the National Museum in Beijing, China. Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo

World in focus - best photos for May 5, 2018


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