• This photo taken with a drone shows labourers work on the construction of a double-deck suspension bridge crossing the Yangtze River in Wuhan in cental China. AFP
    This photo taken with a drone shows labourers work on the construction of a double-deck suspension bridge crossing the Yangtze River in Wuhan in cental China. AFP
  • Madame Tussauds in London unveils a wax figure of Meghan Markle ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry. Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images
    Madame Tussauds in London unveils a wax figure of Meghan Markle ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry. Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images
  • Migrants play music aboard MV Aquarius, a rescue vessel chartered by SOS-Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders, at the Mediterranean sea between Libya and Italy. Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP
    Migrants play music aboard MV Aquarius, a rescue vessel chartered by SOS-Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders, at the Mediterranean sea between Libya and Italy. Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP
  • Workers check lanterns in preparation for the upcoming celebration of Buddha's birthday at the Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Jin-man / AP Photo
    Workers check lanterns in preparation for the upcoming celebration of Buddha's birthday at the Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. Lee Jin-man / AP Photo
  • An Indian woman walks beside railway lines in the rain in Gauhati, India. Anupam Nath / AP Photo
    An Indian woman walks beside railway lines in the rain in Gauhati, India. Anupam Nath / AP Photo
  • Members of Leeds United wearing traditional Myanmar longyi men's outfit visit Yangon's landmark Buddhist Shwedagon pagoda in Myanmar. Ye Aung Thu / AFP
    Members of Leeds United wearing traditional Myanmar longyi men's outfit visit Yangon's landmark Buddhist Shwedagon pagoda in Myanmar. Ye Aung Thu / AFP
  • People line up to vote during the general election in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
    People line up to vote during the general election in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
  • A wild leopard looks out from a cage after it was caught on the outskirts of Siliguri in northeast India.The leopard was captured by forestry department officials after days roaming in the area and causing concern for worried residents. Diptendu Dutta / AFP
    A wild leopard looks out from a cage after it was caught on the outskirts of Siliguri in northeast India.The leopard was captured by forestry department officials after days roaming in the area and causing concern for worried residents. Diptendu Dutta / AFP

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World in focus - best photos for May 9, 2018

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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