Ronaldo Schemidt, AFP/Getty ImagesAn opposition activist suddenly turned into a human torch runs upon clashing with riot police during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 3, 2017. Venezuela's angry opposition rallied Wednesday vowing huge street protests against President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution and accusing him of dodging elections to cling to power despite deadly unrest.
Federico Parra, AFP/Getty ImagesStudents from the Central University of Venezuela clash with riot police during a protest against Venezuelan Government in Caracas on May 4, 2017. Anti-government protests raged on in Venezuela Thursday as students launched fresh marches after a day of flames and tear gas brought the death toll to 33.
Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressA Catholic penitent of the Ujue Virgin kisses a crucifix decorated with flowers during a pilgrimage from Tafalla and other villages to the small town of Ujue, northern Spain, Sunday, April 30, 2017. According to tradition, the pilgrimages to Ujue originated in 1043 when the residents of Tafalla made a pilgrimage to Ujue to thank the Virgin for their victory in a battle.
Eugene Hoshiko, The Associated PressSmall shrine arches or "Torii" gates stand on the shore and out into the Ariake Sea in Tara, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, Friday, May 5, 2017.
Michael Probst, The Associated PressRain drops are seen on a window as a man and a child drive by on a scooter on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, May 1, 2017.
Lee Jin-man, The Associated PressMembers of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions hold umbrellas as they march during a May Day rally in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 1, 2017. Thousands of workers rallied to demand better working conditions and urge companies to stop using temporary employees.
Charles Sykes, Invision/APRihanna attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between exhibition on Monday, May 1, 2017, in New York.
Silvia Izquierdo, The Associated PressChildren run off with boxes they filled with merchandise they salvaged from a cargo truck allegedly set on fire by drug traffickers, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Several public buses and cargo trucks were torched in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday in what Brazilian military police said was likely gang retaliation for a large anti-drug operation.
Bram Janssen, The Associated PressA child cries onboard a ferry to cross the Tigris river, Friday, May 5, 2017. Mosul residents are returning from the west to the fully liberated eastern part of the city.
Bertrand Langlois, AFP/Getty ImagesThis file photo taken on April 27, 2017 in Le Grau-du-Roi, southern France shows French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party Marine Le Pen (C) gesturing to her fans as she leaves after meeting fishermen. French voters will chose on May 7, 2017 between far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and Pro-European centrist rival, who have offered starkly different visions for France during a campaign closely watched in Europe and the rest of the world.
Denis Charlet, AFP/Getty ImagesThis file photo taken on March 14, 2017 at Lille's university, northern France, shows French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement Emmanuel Macron (C) giving the thumbs up as he arrives to give a conference focused on justice. French voters will chose on May 7, 2017 between Pro-European centrist Macron and far-right rival, who have offered starkly different visions for France during a campaign closely watched in Europe and the rest of the world.
Chelsea Purgahn, Tyler Morning Telegraph via APEdward Dougherty pets his dog Oakley outside of what is left of his home after a series of storms in the area, in Emory, east of Dallas, Texas, Monday, May 1, 2017. The outbreak that began Saturday over much of the U.S. Midwest and South included a series of tornadoes in east Texas and severe flooding after more than a foot of rain fell in parts of Missouri.
Griff Tapper, AFP/Getty Images33-year-old Salomon Kahizia digs in the run-off from an artisanal cassiterite and coltan mining site near Numbi in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 7, 2017. Artisanal miners complain of their worsened conditions of living due to new international regulations concerning the cassiterite and the coltan, known as 'blood minerals'
Zakaria Abdelkafi, AFP/Getty ImagesFrench CRS anti-riot police officers are engulfed in flames as they face protesters during a march for the annual May Day workers' rally in Paris on May 1, 2017.
Sergei Gapon, AFP/Getty ImagesA seagull flies close to the Orthodox Nativity Cathedral during sunrise in the town of Glubokoye, some 170 km northwest of Minsk, on May 3, 2017.
Andrew Harnik, The Associated PressHouse Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. walks to the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017. The Republican health care bill, a top-flight priority the party nearly left for dead six weeks ago, headed toward a House showdown vote.
Sameer Al-doumy, AFP/Getty ImagesA Syrian man inspects a hospital, damaged following an air strike a rebel-controlled town in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on May 1, 2017.
Sea World Australia / Handout / -----editors Note --- Restricted To Editorial Use - Mandatory Credit "afp Photo / Sea World Australia " - No Marketing - No Advertising Campaigns - Distributed As A Service To Clients - No Archiveshandout, AFP/Getty ImagesThis handout image shows a screen grab taken from a remote monitoring camera on April 27, 2017 and released by Sea World Australia on May 2, 2017 shows a polar bear named Liya taking care of her cubs at the marine mammal park on the Gold Coast. The two cubs, born to 16-year-old Liya on April 26, are doing well and have been observed suckling milk.
Tibta Pangin, AFP/Getty ImagesMount Sinabung volcano spews thick volcanic ash as seen from Beganding village in Karo on early May 2, 2017. Sinabung roared back to life in 2010 for the first time in 400 years. After another period of inactivity it erupted once more in 2013, and has remained highly active since.
Sajjad Hussain, AFP/Getty ImagesAn Indian child dives into the waters of a baoli or a step-well at Nizamuddin Dargah in New Delhi on April 30, 2017.
Tauseef Mustafa, AFP/Getty ImagesIndian Kashmiri women row boats carrying lotus roots for cattle through the polluted waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar on May 1, 2017.
Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty ImagesA Marine ducks into Marine One's rotor wash at the Wall Street heliport May 4, 2017 in New York during the arrival of US President Donald Trump. Trump returned to New York for the first time since Jan. 19, 2017 and will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull aboard the Intrepid.
Eitan Abramovich, AFP/Getty ImagesA man peers behind portraits of victims of forced disappearance in the Plaza de Mayo square in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 30, 2017, during events held to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first protest around Plaza de Mayo square by the Argentine human rights group "Madres de Plaza de Mayo". The Madres de Plaza de Mayo human rights organization turns 40 this April 30th, a milestone that finds its members increasingly frail but ever determined to see their children's killers, who were forcibly disappeared during the 1976-1983 Argentine dictatorship, brought to justice.
Petros Karadjias, The Associated PressA couple sit on a rock by the sea during a sunset in southwest coastal city of Paphos in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Sunday, April 30, 2017.
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An opposition activist suddenly turned into a human torch runs upon clashing with riot police during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 3, 2017.
Venezuela's angry opposition rallied Wednesday vowing huge street protests against President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution and accusing him of dodging elections to cling to power despite deadly unrest.
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A selection of the most engaging and important photojournalism from around the world for the week of May 1-5, 2017.
French CRS anti-riot police officers clashed with protesters during an annual May Day workers’ rally in Paris on May 1, 2017, ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff election. Anti-government protests raged on in Venezuela as students launched fresh marches. Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano spewed thick volcanic ash early May 2, 2017. Sinabung roared back to life in 2010 for the first time in 400 years. After another period of inactivity it erupted once more in 2013, and has remained highly active since.