Afghan Hajj pilgrims board a plane to Saudi Arabia at the airport in Kandahar. AFP
Afghan Hajj pilgrims board a plane to Saudi Arabia at the airport in Kandahar. AFP
Saudi fighter jets escort Air Force One, carrying US President Donald Trump, into Riyadh. AFP
Saudi fighter jets escort Air Force One, carrying US President Donald Trump, into Riyadh. AFP
Mr Trump during a coffee ceremony at the Royal Terminal of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
Mr Trump during a coffee ceremony at the Royal Terminal of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
Committee and executive council members after announcing the dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) at an undisclosed location in northern Iraq. AFP
Committee and executive council members after announcing the dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) at an undisclosed location in northern Iraq. AFP
Palestinian hospital staff inspect the destruction inside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, after an early morning Israeli strike. AFP
Palestinian hospital staff inspect the destruction inside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, after an early morning Israeli strike. AFP
The damaged runway at Pakistani Air Force base Mushaf after air strikes in Sargodha, Pakistan. Reuters
The damaged runway at Pakistani Air Force base Mushaf after air strikes in Sargodha, Pakistan. Reuters
Nurses hold candles as they celebrate International Nurses Day at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
Nurses hold candles as they celebrate International Nurses Day at Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
Gabry Ponte from San Marino singing Tutta L'Italia in rehearsals for the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland. AP
Gabry Ponte from San Marino singing Tutta L'Italia in rehearsals for the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland. AP

Best photos of May 12: Hajj pilgrims leaving Afghanistan to rehearsal for Eurovision