Today in Pictures, May 29, 2023
People waiting in front of a destroyed building during the presidential run-off vote in the quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras, Turkey, a drone exploding after it was shot down during a massive Russian drone strike targeting Kyiv, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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People waiting at a bus stop in front of a destroyed building during the presidential run-off vote in the quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras, Turkey, on May 28, 2023. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered the race as the firm favourite and has won the election to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule to 2028.
PHOTO: AFP
This photograph taken on May 28 in Kyiv, Ukraine, shows a drone exploding after it was shot down during a massive Russian drones strike mainly targeting the Ukrainian capital.
PHOTO: AFP
Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reacting after early exit poll results for the second round of the presidential election outside the provincial headquarters of AK Party in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 28.
PHOTO: REUTERS
In this picture taken on May 28, jockeys competing during a traditional horse race in Narathiwat town, southern Thailand.
PHOTO: AFP
An activist from the environmentalist group Just Stop Oil spreading orange powder after entering the pitch as a sign of protest during the Premiership Final rugby union match between Saracens and Sale Sharks at Twickenham Stadium, south-west London, on May 27.
PHOTO: AFP
China's Chen Meng eyeing the ball during the women's singles table tennis semi-final match at the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals in Durban, South Africa, on May 27.
PHOTO: AFP
Rescuers putting out the fire in an industrial facility after a massive Russian drones strike, mainly targeting the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on May 28. Ukraine's air force said in a Telegram post. Forty of the drones targeted Kyiv, killing two people and wounding three.
PHOTO: AFP
People tour a memorial with US flags set next to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund for Memorial Day, in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 26. More than 37,000 US flags were planted around the monument in Boston Common to honour each US military member from the state who died while serving since the Revolutionary War.
PHOTO: AFP
The car of Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton being removed from the track after he crashed during the third practice session of the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, on May 27.
PHOTO: AFP
Spectators watching The Way Of The Dragon movie at the Cinema de la Plage on the sidelines of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 26.
PHOTO: AFP
