Pictures of the day: May 24, 2016

We look at 13 images from events around the world today
Multimedia Desk | May 24, 2016

BMX cyclists train during the presentation of the Antonio Roldan Betancur challenger track, in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, on May 23, 2016 days ahead of the UCI BMX World Championships. The 2016 UCI BMX World Championships will be held in Medellin on May 25-29. PHOTO: AFP

 

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is pictured through a gap in a floral exhibit by the New Covent Garden Flower Market, which features an image of the Queen, during a visit to the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show in central London on May 23, 2016. PHOTO: AFP


People shop in the early morning at a wet market in Jakarta, Indonesia May 24, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


The pillars of the Roman Temple of Hercules is seen as the sun sets at Amman Citadel, an ancient Roman landmark in Amman, Jordan, May 23, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


In this photo taken late on May 23, 2016, a decorated boat is seen in front of a lit Buddhist temple during Vesak celebrations in Colombo. The Buddhist holiday commemorates the birth, enlightenment and the passing away of the Buddha. PHOTO: AFP


A farmer takes care of plants covered in volcanic ash in Karo district, in North Sumatra province, on May 24, 2016, after the eruption of Mount Sinabung. Indonesian rescuers searched for survivors in scorched villages and devastated farmlands after a volcano erupted in clouds of searing ash and gas, killing seven and leaving others fighting life-threatening burns. PHOTO: AFP


A VW Golf VII car (R) and a VW Passat are loaded in a delivery tower at the plant of German carmaker Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS



Men wash themselves at a water tap beside a railway track on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India May 24, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


A worker carries a cylinder of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) at a gas distribution centre in Peshawar. PHOTO: REUTERS


A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a door-to-door polio campaign in Karachi. PHOTO: AFP


Shopkeepers wait for customers at a shoe stall at a market in Rawalpindi on May 24, 2016. PHOTO: AFP


Two of five endangered Hawksbill turtles being released on a Sharjah beach after being nursed back to health by marine biologists at Sharjah Aquarium in the United Arab Emirates in celebration of World Turtle Day on May 23, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Sri Lankan residents clear debris from outside homes following flooding in the Kolonnawa suburb of Colombo on May 24, 2016. PHOTO: AFP


Slovakia's Anna Karolina Schmiedlova returns the ball to Spain's Garbine Muguruza during their women's first round match at the Roland Garros 2016 French Tennis Open in Paris on May 23, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
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