Pictures of the day: May 25, 2016

We look at 12 images from events around the world


Multimedia Desk May 25, 2016
A thunder cell bringing heavy rain and hail hangs over a field near Neuhardenberg, northeastern Germany, on May 24, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Pope Francis kisses a child as he arrives for his weekly general audience at St Peter's square on May 25, 2016 in Vatican. PHOTO: AFP

Democratic presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) talks with Ellen DeGeneres during a taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. PHOTO: AFP

Riot police prepare to intervene to disperse refinery worker holding a blockade of the oil depot of Douchy-Les-Mines to protest against the government's proposed labour reforms, on May 25, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A protester disrupts a rally with Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and his supporters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US May 24, 2016. PHOTO: Reuters

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (L) and Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge greet guests attending a garden party at Buckingham Palace in London on May 24, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Refugee children at the Greek-Macedonian border. PHOTO: AFP

A man sprinkles water onto his face after being rescued during an operation at sea with the Aquarius, a former North Atlantic fisheries protection ship now used by humanitarians SOS Mediterranee and Medecins Sans Frontieres in the Mediterranean sea in front of the Libyan coast. PHOTO: AFP

Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders addressess supporters during a rally in Anaheim, California on May 24, 2016, ahead of the June 7th California primary. PHOTO: AFP/ FREDERIC J. BROWN

 

A mahout splashes water on his elephants on a hot summer day in Ahmedabad, India May 25, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS/Amit Dave

A building under construction is seen amidst smog on a polluted day in Shenyang, Liaoning province November 21, 2014. PHOTO: REUTERS

A family of chimpanzees, donated by Sweden's Kolmarden Wildlife Park, are seen at their new enclosure at the Aurora zoo in Guatemala City, Guatemala, May 24, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A group of Indian Runner ducks march past farm buildings at the Vergenoegd wine estate near Cape Town, South Africa, May 11, 2016. PHOTO: Reuters

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