Today in Pictures, May 3, 2017

Disruption in the train services on the Downtown Line, war safety awareness campaign in Syria, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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May 03, 2017, 02:57 PM

Commuters during the morning peak hour at Newton MRT station along the Downtown line on May 3, 2017. Train services on the Downtown Line between Bukit Panjang and Chinatown stations were delayed during the morning peak hour on Wednesday due to a signalling-related fault at Botanic Gardens. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

A member of the Syrian civil defence, known as The White Helmets, teaches schoolchildren how to protect themselves in case of an air strike during a war safety awareness campaign conducted by the group in the rebel-held area of Harasta, on the north-eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, on May 2, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Porcupines getting their food at the zoo in Heidelberg, Germany, May 2, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Spanish bullfighter Cayetano watches as a bull from the Daniel Ruiz ranch flips over onto his back after its horns crashes into the sand during a bullfight in the Feria de Abril (April Fair) in Seville, Spain. PHOTO: EPA

People try out the Times Square Pedestrian Mall lounges in Times Square on May 2, 2017, in New York. PHOTO: AFP

People walk in a partially flooded street after rain in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on May 2, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Boston Red Sox designated hitter Hanley Ramirez is splashed with Gatorade during an interview with NESN reporter Guerin Austin after his team defeated the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park. PHOTO: USA TODAY SPORTS

Madonna poses for photos after arriving at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala - Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between in the Manhattan borough of New York. PHOTO: REUTERS

The observatory car of the Train Suite Shiki-Shima, operated by East Japan Railway. The luxury sleeper Shiki-Shima can accommodate up to 34 passengers, has 10 cars, including a lounge car, a dining car and two observatory cars. There are 17 cabins, all suites, and the most expensive room, known as Shiki-Shima Suite, is priced at 950,000 yen (S$11,000) per person when shared by two people. PHOTO: AFP

Israeli children look through binoculars during a display of Israeli Defence Forces equipment and abilities, as part of the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day marking the 69th anniversary, in the southern city of Sderot on May 2, 2017 PHOTO: REUTERS

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