Pre-schoolers tour the RSS Fortitude in Singapore, a fire breaks out at a shophouse in Little India, Singapore, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.
Excited pre-schoolers from PCF Sparkletots were shown around the Integrated Command Centre during a tour of the littoral mission vessel RSS Fortitude at the RSS Singapura-Changi Naval Base on May 16, 2019. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/MARK CHEONG
A fire broke out on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at a two-storey shophouse in Little India, Singapore, sending thick grey smoke into the air around it. PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
Women throw earthen pitchers onto the ground in protest against the shortage of drinking water outside the municipal corporation office in Ahmedabad, India, May 16, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
Family members react as they watch a victim of the Ebola virus being buried on May 16, 2019 in Butembo. The city of Butembo is at the epicentre of the Ebola crisis, the death toll of the outbreak to date is now over 1000 deaths. PHOTO: AFP
A man gets checked for MonkeyPox disease at a screening point in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on 15 May 2019, in Tangerang, Indonesia. PHOTO: ZUMA WIRE VIA DPA
Gary Bellomy, a longtime Dallas activist, lies in the driveway of the Old Parkland complex in downtown Dallas, Texas, on May 16, 2019, where the Brazilian president was scheduled to receive a "person of the year" award from the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce. PHOTO: AFP
A visitor walks behind a picture of the murdered Soviet citizenship near the mass-grave in the Memorial Complex Mednoye in Mednoye village, Tver region, 215km from Moscow, Russia, May 16, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A handout photo issued on May 17, 2019 shows an alligator on a runway tarmac before being safely carried off the property of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, U.S. May 9, 2019. PHOTO: U.S. AIR FORCE VIA REUTERS
British musician and producer Elton John (L) and British actor Taron Egerton arrive for the screening of 'Rocketman' during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, May 16, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
This photo taken on May 15, 2019 shows a Donald Trump themed toilet brush displayed at a home in Shanghai. The brushes, which sell for 23 Yuan (US $3.34) have become popular on online shopping platforms since a trade war between the US and China escalated in the past week. PHOTO: AFP
A photo issued on May 2, 2019 shows a view of Under, a restaurant that is semi-submerged beneath the waters of the North Sea in Lindesnes near Kristiansand, some 400 km south west of Oslo. PHOTO: AFP
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