Today in Pictures, May 22, 2017

Preview of illuminated animal sculptures which are part of the upcoming Vivid Sydney Festival of Light and Sound in Australia, final show of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus in New York, U.S, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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May 22, 2017, 09:36 AM

The Sydney Harbour Bridge can be seen behind a visitor at a preview of Taronga Zoo's illuminated endangered animal sculptures walking past the Port Jackson shark and green turtle display at sunset, which is part of Vivid Sydney Festival of Light and Sound, which will begin on May 26 with many of Sydney's landmarks participating in the annual event, in Sydney, Australia May 21, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A performer during the final showing of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., May 21, 2017. PHOTO" THE NEW YORK TIMES

With the Singapore skyline as their backdrop, participants took a stroll at the annual FairPrice Walks With U event at the Marina Barrage on the morning of May 21, 2017. PHOTO: STRAITS TIMES/MARK CHEONG

Stirling Hart of Canada competes in the single buck discipline during the Stihl Timbersports Champions Trophy at the Hamburg Cruise Center Altona in Hamburg, Germany, May 20, 2017. PHOTO: EPA/HANDOUT

Opposition activists clash with riot police during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on May 20, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

People celebrate carrying a Russian and Syrian national flags inside Waer district, after rebel fighters and their families evacuated the besieged Waer district in the central Syrian city of Homs, after an agreement was reached between rebels and Syria's army, Syria May 21, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Myrtle, who came from a shelter, hitches a ride in her owner Guy Harley's backpack during Adoptapalooza, a pet adoption event Sunday afternoon at Union Square in New York, May 21, 2017. PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES

Altar boys wait to see Pope Francis outside the church of the Parish of San Pier Damiani at Casal Bernocchi on the southern outskirts of Rome, Italy May 21, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Silver medalist Russia's Aleksandra Soldatova performs with her ball performs during the 33rd Rhythmic Gymnastics European championships in Budapest, Hungary on May 21, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning pose on the red carpet at the 70th Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

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