Today in Pictures, May 8, 2023
The official opening of the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, Formula One at Miami International Autodrome and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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The 32nd SEA Games officially opened on May 5 in Cambodia amid a spectacular show of lights and fireworks which drew cheers from a capacity crowd of 75,000 at the Morodok Techo National Stadium on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
A marshal holding up a cutout of Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso before the Formula One race at Miami International Autodrome on May 7.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Residents inspecting part of a suicide drone, which the local authorities say is the Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicle Shahed-131/136, shot down during a Russian overnight strike in Kyiv on May 8, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Singapore silat exponents Nur Ashikin Zulkifli (from left), Iffah Batrisyia Noh and Amirah Sahrin celebrating after winning the women's artistic team event at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia on May 7, the first time the Republic has garnered a gold medal in this category.
ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
A recruit taking his oath during the swearing-in ceremony for new recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guard at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican on May 6.
PHOTO: AFP
Former property tycoon Srettha Thavisin speaking at a rally in Bua Yai district in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on May 6. He is one of three prime minister candidates for the Pheu Thai Party, which has pledged to give every citizen aged 16 and above 10,000 baht ($393) to spend at local businesses within a 4km radius of their homes.
ST PHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW
South Korea's speed climber Noh Heeju (left) and her Chinese counterpart Zhou Yafei competing in the Women's qualifying speed discipline at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 6.
PHOTO: AFP
Shoppers leaving with their hands up as law enforcement responds to a shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas. The authorities said the May 6 incident left multiple people injured.
PHOTO: REUTERS
