Juan Barreto, AFP/Getty ImagesOpposition activists place candles to protest against the deaths of 43 people in clashes with the police during weeks of demonstrations against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 17, 2017. The United States warned on Wednesday at the United Nations that Venezuela's crisis was worsening and could escalate into a major conflict similar to Syria or South Sudan.
Elijah Baylis, The Clarion-Ledger via The Associated PressFamily members carry a grief stricken Ebony Archie, mother of Kingston Frazier, after learning the young boy was found dead after being kidnapped during the theft of his mother's vehicle from a Kroger parking lot, Thursday, May 18, 2017, in Jackson, Miss.
Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette via The Associated PressA member of the Cadet rifle team leaves after a volley of shots following the memorial service at Cadet Protestant Chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, May 18, 2017. First Class (senior) Kaleb Estes died May 7 in a commercial skydiving accident near Ellicott.
Fernando Llano, The Associated PressAn anti-government protester wearing a mask depicting the Monster Inc. character Sulley drives a motorbike through a barricade set up by fellow protesters, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 18, 2017. The protest in Caracas comes after a tumultuous 24 hours of looting and protests in the western state of Tachira that led the government to send in troop reinforcements. More than 40 people have been killed in almost two months of unrest in Venezuela.
Ahmad Al-rubaye, AFP/Getty ImagesDisplaced Iraqis from Mosul's western Rabie neighborhood flee their homes as security forces advance into the area during the ongoing offensive against Islamic State group fighters on May 17, 2017.
Yorgos Karahalis, The Associated PressFlares are thrown to police officers in riot gear standing in front of the Greek Parliament during a rally against new austerity measures in Athens, Thursday, May 18, 2017. Protesters took to the streets of central Athens for the second day running Thursday, hours before lawmakers vote in parliament on measures that will impose additional income losses for many Greeks for another three years.
Pascal Pochard-Casabianca, AFP/Getty ImagesA woman looks at cows on the Mare e Sol beach in Coti-Chiavari, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, on May 17, 2017. A herd of some thirty wild cattle take up their summer residence on stretch of beach each year.
Ishara S. Kodikara, AFP/Getty ImagesA Sri Lankan ironworker welds material at a building site in Colombo on May 17, 2017.
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Opposition activists place candles to protest against the deaths of 43 people in clashes with the police during weeks of demonstrations against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 17, 2017.
The United States warned on Wednesday at the United Nations that Venezuela's crisis was worsening and could escalate into a major conflict similar to Syria or South Sudan.
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A selection of today’s photos from around the world Thursday, May 18, 2017.






