Women model dresses by designer Hu Sheguang to mark the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, in Wuhan, Hubei province. Life in Wuhan is gradually returning to normal, following the outbreak of Covid-19 there. Getty Images
Women model dresses by designer Hu Sheguang to mark the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, in Wuhan, Hubei province. Life in Wuhan is gradually returning to normal, following the outbreak of Covid-19 there. Getty Images
Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against the government in Medellin, Colombia. Three people died on Friday during anti-government protests in the city of Cali. AFP
Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against the government in Medellin, Colombia. Three people died on Friday during anti-government protests in the city of Cali. AFP
Supporters of the Malian armed forces gather at Independence square in the capital Bamako to celebrate the recent coup led by the vice president of the transitional government, Col Assimi Goita. AFP
Supporters of the Malian armed forces gather at Independence square in the capital Bamako to celebrate the recent coup led by the vice president of the transitional government, Col Assimi Goita. AFP
An employee of Valle Alto Medical Oxygen plant works with oxygen tanks in Arbieto municipality, 50 kilometres from the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. There is a shortage of oxygen to treat patients with Covid-19. AFP
An employee of Valle Alto Medical Oxygen plant works with oxygen tanks in Arbieto municipality, 50 kilometres from the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. There is a shortage of oxygen to treat patients with Covid-19. AFP
A boy looks outside of his window above a street flooded by the overflowing Negro River in Sao Jorge neighborhood in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. Reuters
A boy looks outside of his window above a street flooded by the overflowing Negro River in Sao Jorge neighborhood in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil. Reuters
Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost a leg after being shot by a soldier during an anti-coup protest, sits in a wheelchair at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. Reuters
Ko Phyo, 24, a protester who lost a leg after being shot by a soldier during an anti-coup protest, sits in a wheelchair at his home on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar. Reuters
A photo taken with a drone shows an aerial view of the Yuncong waterfall in Longli County near Guiyang, Guizhou province, China. EPA
A photo taken with a drone shows an aerial view of the Yuncong waterfall in Longli County near Guiyang, Guizhou province, China. EPA
A man carrying a child flees the city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following warnings that Mount Nyiragongo, 10 kilometres away, may erupt for a second time in just over a week. EPA
A man carrying a child flees the city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following warnings that Mount Nyiragongo, 10 kilometres away, may erupt for a second time in just over a week. EPA
Residents queue for coronavirus testing in Liwan district in the city of Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province, following an upsurge in infections that has alarmed authorities there. AP Photo
Residents queue for coronavirus testing in Liwan district in the city of Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province, following an upsurge in infections that has alarmed authorities there. AP Photo
A group relaxes at the bank of the Suez Canal as a passing container ship looms in the background, in Ismailia, Egypt. EPA
A group relaxes at the bank of the Suez Canal as a passing container ship looms in the background, in Ismailia, Egypt. EPA

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From an aerial view of Yuncong waterfall to an injured protester in Myanmar - today's best pictures

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

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May 30, 2021

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