From the MILEX-2019 exhibition and the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival, to nationwide demonstrations in Brazil and the European Cup in synchronised swimming in St. Petersburg — these are just some of the important and spectacular events that have been taking place around the globe over the past week.
Brazilian supermodel and actress Alessandra Ambrosio on the red carpet for the premiere of the film Les Miserables at the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival.
A participant of the MILEX-2019 international weapons and military equipment exhibition in Minsk.
Team UAE Emirates rider Colombia's Fernando Gaviria wearing the sprinter's purple jersey, celebrates on the podium after stage three of the 102nd Giro d'Italia - Tour of Italy - cycle race, 220kms from Vinci to Orbetello on 13 May 2019.
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with the pilots who piloted the Su-57 fighters accompanying his presidential plane on the way to Akhtubinsk.
Fans of the Russian national team during the group stage match of the World Hockey Championship between the national teams of Russia and the Czech Republic.
A tourist in shorts stops to take a photograph of snow covered trees in the Vizzavona Pass, close to Bocognano, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on 15 May 2019.
The hero of the "Desire to live" photo, which won the "gold" at the Andrey Stenin International Photo, performs a sybolic kick ahead of a Russian Premier League fixture between FC Spartak Moscow and FC Ufa.
Man Yam, 19, stands on a beach waiting for aid distribution in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone, on 13 May 2019, during the holy month of Ramadan in Kumwamba village on Ibo Island, in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province. - Muslims in the cyclone-ravaged Mozambican island of Ibo are struggling to observe the holy month of Ramadan as most mosques were destroyed and food is in short supply.
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Irene Vaamondez, right, dances with a neighbour as musicians play live music at a public plaza where locals socialise in Caracas, Venezuela, at sunset Saturday, 11 May 2019.
A couple kiss in front of a line of riot police during a strike organised by National Students Union (UNE) in Brasilia, on 15 May 2019. Students and teachers from hundreds of universities and colleges across Brazil began a nationwide demonstration on Wednesday in 'defence of education' following a raft of budget cuts announced by President Jair Bolsonaro's government.
A picture shows rubble and the cross at the altar inside the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral after it sustained major fire damage the previous month, during a visit by the Canadian prime minister in Paris on 15 May 2019. - The April 15, fire destroyed the roof and steeple of the 850-year-old Gothic cathedral. Images of the ancient cathedral going up in flames sparked shock and dismay across the globe as well as in France, where it is considered one of the nation's most beloved landmarks.
Israeli athletes compete in the free programme at the European Cup in synchronised swimming in St. Petersburg
Police officers clash with participants of a rally for the resignation of the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov and the head of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine Yury Lutsenko in Kiev
A model shows off a creation by New York-based designer Jonathan Simkhai during Fashion Week Australia in Sydney on 13 May 2019.
An Indonesian woman prepares meals for Muslims breaking their fast during the holy month of Ramadan at Jogokariyan Mosque in Yogyakarta on 11 May 2019.
A Yemeni coast guard officer shakes hands with members of the Houthi movement during withdrawal from Saleef port in Hodeidah province, Yemen on 11 May 2019.
Louisiana Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser shows US President Donald Trump his socks after the President arrives at Chennault International Airport on 14 May 2019, in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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A supporter of the African National Congress (ANC) party wears beads in the party colors, and another wears a t-shirt of President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, during a victory rally in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa Sunday, 12 May 2019. South Africa's president on Sunday vowed to purge his party of "bad and deviant tendencies" as he prepares to appoint a new Cabinet following a victory in national elections.
A passenger records the scene on her phone as firefighters attend to the scene after Myanmar National Airlines flight UB103 landed without a front wheel at Mandalay International Airport in Tada-U, Myanmar 12 May 2019 in this still image taken from social media video.
Solemn meeting of the President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos in Beijing, China.
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Fans in the complex "Eurovillage" in Charles Clare Park during the broadcast of the first semi-final of the international contest "Eurovision-2019".
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A horse grazes in a meadow in the Maikop district of the Republic of Adygea.
Demonstrators are hit by police water cannon during a protest, organised by Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, against Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, in Chandigarh, India, 14 May 2019.
A girl and a young woman pose for photographs in front of the cherry blossoms at Kolomenskoye Park in Moscow on 11 May 2019. Hundreds of Moscovite women take advantage of the sunny weather and the cherry blossoms to take pictures in extravagant attire for their social media accounts.
Palestinian demonstrators hurl rocks towards Israeli soldiers east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on 15 May 2019, during a protest marking 71th anniversary of Nakba -- also known as Day of the Catastrophe in 1948.
Hostesses attend a promotional event at a beach on the Promenade de la Croisette during the 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on 15 May 2019.
