This Week in Pictures: May 12 - May 18

Models present creations by Emilia Wickstead for Matchesfashion.com during the Australian Fashion Week at Wylie's Baths in Coogee, East Sydney, Australia on May 15.

Municipal workers cut branches of uprooted trees after Tuesday night's dust storm in New Delhi, India, May 16.

Participants in the "children's troops" parade in Rostov-on-Don, within the framework of the festive events "Thank You Grandfather for Victory," in honor of the veterans of World War II.

President Vladimir Putin at the wheel of the head vehicle "Kamaz" during the passage of the construction equipment column on the highway section of the Crimean Bridge during the opening ceremony of the crossing.

Automobile traffic on the highway section of the Crimean Bridge.

An Asiatic lion lies in the shadow of a tree during a hot summer day in the Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden in Ahmedabad.

A man takes part in a demonstration called by Belgian trade unions to demand better pensions, on May 16 in Brussels.

An aerial view of the Yellow Sea National Forest Park in Dongtai, eastern China's Jiangsu province.

Don Cossacks practice their riding skills on the left bank of the Don River outside the Rostov Arena in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.

French actress and model Emiline Valade on the red carpet during the 71st Cannes International Festival.

A person demonstrating against the rise in public service fees and the government's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Buenos Aires, on May 14.

Actors Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover, Chewbacca and Paul Bettany on the red carpet of the European premiere of the film "Solo: A Star Wars Story" in the framework of the 71st Cannes International Festival.

The sun prepares to set over Gaza City on May 15.

Women take part in a march called by the movement "Ni una menos" (Not One Less) against violence against women in Santiago, on May 11.

A balloon at the aerostatics festival "Abinskaya Riviera" in the Abinsky district of the Krasnodar Region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar Assad (right) during their meeting.

Indonesian Muslims pray on the first day of the holy month of fasting, Ramadan, at the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 16.

A sailor of the Black Sea Fleet with a girl during festive events in Sevastopol.

A woman sits on a bench reading as people participate in an outdoor yoga class at a park in Washington, DC on May 15.

A gust of wind blows Pope Francis' mantle during the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square in the Vatican, May 16.

A Palestinian demonstrator holds a sling during a protest marking the 70th anniversary of the Nakba, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on May 15.

Women wearing insulating tape bikinis with the flags of the some countries taking part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, sunbathe to have the perfect bikini "Marquina" (tan lines), at the Drika Bronze spa in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on May 16.

People watch as ash rises from the Halemaumau crater near their community during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, the US, May 15.