• A field of tulips, with the Mount Fuji in the background, in Susono, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. AFP
    A field of tulips, with the Mount Fuji in the background, in Susono, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. AFP
  • Buddhist nuns light paper lanterns on Vesak day, a festival also known as Buddha Jayanti, to commemorate the birth of Buddha. AFP
    Buddhist nuns light paper lanterns on Vesak day, a festival also known as Buddha Jayanti, to commemorate the birth of Buddha. AFP
  • This aerial view shows workers on an asparagus field near Grevenbroich, western Germany. AFP
    This aerial view shows workers on an asparagus field near Grevenbroich, western Germany. AFP
  • This aerial view shows pedal boats at the Baldeney lake in Essen, western Germany, on a sunny day. AFP
    This aerial view shows pedal boats at the Baldeney lake in Essen, western Germany, on a sunny day. AFP
  • A man lights lanterns on Vesak day to commemorate the birth of Buddha. AFP
    A man lights lanterns on Vesak day to commemorate the birth of Buddha. AFP
  • May's full Moon, known as the Full Flower Moon and the last supermoon of the year, sets behind the Statue of Liberty. AFP
    May's full Moon, known as the Full Flower Moon and the last supermoon of the year, sets behind the Statue of Liberty. AFP
  • A projection reading "thank You" in Russian, English, French and German is projected on Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two. AFP
    A projection reading "thank You" in Russian, English, French and German is projected on Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two. AFP
  • Russian Sukhoi Su-25 assault aircrafts release smoke as they fly over the Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. AFP
    Russian Sukhoi Su-25 assault aircrafts release smoke as they fly over the Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. AFP
  • Police detain demonstrators during a protest against India's newly inaugurated link road to the Chinese border, in Kathmandu. AFP
    Police detain demonstrators during a protest against India's newly inaugurated link road to the Chinese border, in Kathmandu. AFP
  • A woman wades through a flooded neighbourhood following three days of heavy rain in Banda Aceh. AFP
    A woman wades through a flooded neighbourhood following three days of heavy rain in Banda Aceh. AFP

World in focus - best photos for May 9, 2020


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