Pictures of the day: May 6, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

A member of the "Congo Reformado" folk group poses for a portrait before a parade at the 12th International Festival of the Iberian Mask in Lisbon, Portugal. PHOTO: REUTERS

Israeli soldiers take position during clashes with Palestinians protesters following a protest in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, near Qalandiya checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah. PHOTO: REUTERS

A ballet dancer attends a photo shooting as activists from the environmentalist group Greenpeace unfurl a giant banner on the Eiffel Tower which reads "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" in a call on French citizens to vote against the National Front (FN) presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump and her husband senior adviser Jared Kushner walk along the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, as they accompanied US. President Donald Trump before his departure to New York. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents vandalise a vehicle seized by military personnel during a protest against the army after an incident with suspected oil thieves in the community of El Palmarito, on the outskirts of Puebla, Mexico. PHOTO: REUTERS

A resident reenactor portraying the Zacapoaxtlas is seen during a re-enactment of their 1862 battle over a French army in the Penon de los Banos neighbourhood in Mexico City, Mexico. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Malaysian fertilizer research worker works in a field as an AirAsia A333 airbus prepares to land at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA 2) in Sepang. PHOTO: AFP

Riot police protect themselves with their shields after students at the Central University of Venezuela thrown molotov cocktails at them during a protest against the government of Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. PHOTO: AFP

A visitor silhouettes against rays of light of the installation "Painting the Night" by Austrian artist Victoria Coeln as rain falls on the Herrenhaeuser Gaerten park in Hanover, northern Germany. PHOTO: AFP

The sculpture 'Fat House' (2003) by Austrian artist Erwin Wurm is seen in the Garden of the Upper Belvedere castle in Vienna, Austria. PHOTO: AFP

Performer Marawa 'the Amazing', who holds the world record for the most hoola hoops used in a performance (200), dances during a special Cinco de Mayo show by the Lucha Vavoom ensemble in Los Angeles, California. PHOTO: AFP

A horse runs on the track during morning training prior to the 143rd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. PHOTO: AFP

Protestors march along the West Side Highway in New York City. President Donald Trump is returning to New York City on Thursday for the first time since taking office and several protests are planned throughout the city. PHOTO: AFP

31-year-old hippopotamus "Kathy" widely opens her mouth to eat salad at the zoo in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany. PHOTO: AFP