Picture of the Day: May
Gay rights supporters celebrate after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, outside the Supreme Court building in Washington. The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law mean that states cannot ban same-sex marriages. With the ruling, gay marriage will become legal in all 50 states.
© Jim Bourg / Reuters
Two women dressed up as witches take pictures in front of the bonfire during the traditional San Juan's (Saint John) night on the beach in Gijon, northern Spain. Fires formed by burning unwanted furniture, old school books, wood and effigies of malign spirits are seen across Spain as people celebrate the night of San Juan, a purification ceremony coinciding with the summer solstice.
© Eloy Alonso / Reuters
Dean Walsh (L) of Ireland and Kastriot Sopa of Germany fight during their 64kg men's Light Welter weight boxing quarterfinals fight at the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.
© Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
Carolina Rodriguez of Spain competes during the rhythmic gymnastics all around final at the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.
© Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
Golden State Warriors fans celebrate in the courtyard after a watch party for game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena.
© USA Today Sports / Reuters
Armed Houthi followers rally against Saudi-led air strikes in Sanaa. Houthi forces and their army allies in Yemen seized the capital of a large desert province on the border with Saudi Arabia on Sunday, residents said, an important victory for the group ahead of peace talks in Geneva on Monday.
© Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi
Barcelona's Javier Mascherano and his team mates celebrate from an open-top bus during celebration parade in Barcelona. Barcelona were crowned kings of Europe for the fifth time after beating Juventus 3-1 in a pulsating Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday, capping their magnificent season with a title treble.
© Albert Gea / Reuters
A cow stands in the middle of a busy road as auto-rickshaws pass by in Bengaluru, India.
© Stringer India / Reuters
Red Cross members help a migrant after he disembarked in the Sicilian harbour of Augusta, Italy. The corpses of 17 migrants were brought ashore in Sicily aboard an Italian naval vessel on Sunday along with 454 survivors as efforts intensified to rescue people fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East.
© Antonio Parrinello / Reuters
Balloons made by the 'ONE' campaigning organisation depicting leaders of the countries members of the G7 are seen in front of the Frauenkirche cathedral. Dresden hosts the G7 finance ministers and central bankers meeting. The balloons show Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), British Prime Minister David Cameron (5th L), French President Francois Hollande (2nd R), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (4th L), U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L), Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (3rd L) and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (L).
© Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters
Andy Murray of Britain plays a shot to Facundo Arguello of Argentina during their men's singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France.
© Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
Midshipmen look to the sky as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels perform a fly-over to begin the graduation and commencement ceremony for the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2015 in Annapolis, Maryland.
© Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
A Rohingya boy, who recently arrived in Indonesia by boat, holds his ball as he walks at a shelter in Kuala Langsa, in Indonesia's Aceh Province. United Nations agencies urged Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand on Tuesday to step up sea rescue operations and stop preventing thousands of desperate migrants from reaching land.
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Paramilitary policemen jump during a training session in muddy water at a military base in Chuzhou, Anhui province, China.
© China Daily China Daily Infor
A protester wears grass around his face to obscure his identity during a protest against President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term, in Bujumbura, Burundi. East African leaders will hold a summit in Tanzania on May 13 aimed at breaking the political deadlock in Burundi and ensuring the country holds peaceful elections, Tanzania's presidency says.
© Goran Tomasevic / Reuters
Protesters are seen through the broken windshield of a vandalised police vehicle after a confrontation between police and day labourers in the town of San Quintin in Baja California, May 9, 2015. Some farmworkers were injured in the clashes, according to local media. This spring, workers who pick strawberries and other fruit in San Quintin have protested for better wages and working conditions in the agricultural region of the Baja California peninsula.
© STRINGER Mexico / Reuters
A man works out on a punch bag in East Hull Boxing Club as people arrive to cast their votes during the Election in Hull, Britain May 7, 2015.
© Darren Staples / Reuters
Singer Rihanna arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala 2015 celebrating the opening of "China: Through the Looking Glass" in Manhattan, New York.
© Lucas Jackson / Reuters
Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec of the Czech Republic (top) reacts after a goal during the Ice Hockey World Championship game against Canada at the O2 arena in Prague, Czech Republic.
© David W Cerny / Reuters
A woman uses her smartphone before the Chanel Cruise Collection 2015/16 fashion show at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul. French fashion house Chanel looked to traditional South Korean dress for its 2015/2016 cruise collection, unveiling a colourful inter-seasonal line at a catwalk show in Seoul on Monday.
© Thomas Peter / Reuters