Pictures of the day: May 26, 2017

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges a cheer from the crowd before receiving an honourary Doctor of Laws degree, as fellow honourary degree recipient actor James Earl Jones (L) looks on, during the 366th Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Palestinians spend time at the beach at sunset in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP

England's Reubyn Ash is seen in silhouette as he gets ready for the heat 77 - Round 2 on May 24, 2017 in Biarritz, southwestern France, during the 2017 ISA World Surfing Games.. PHOTO: AFP

Manchester United's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho is thrown in the air by his staff after the UEFA Europa League final football match Ajax Amsterdam v Manchester United at the Friends Arena in Solna outside Stockholm. PHOTO: AFP

An opposition demonstrator plays the violin during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. PHOTO: AFP

A US-made Apache helicopter releases flares during the "Han Kuang" (Han Glory) life-fire drill, some 7 kms (4 miles) from the city of Magong on the outlying Penghu islands. PHOTO: AFP

People are seen at the Dupont Circle Metro Station holding umbrellas in the rain in Washington, DC. PHOTO: AFP

A woman stands at the window of her house, which was damaged by bullets during clashes between drug gangs, as she observes a protest against violence in Mare slums complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Bullfighter Alejandro Talavante gets gored by a bull during San Isidro's bullfighting fair at Madrid's Las Ventas bullring, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A demonstrator runs near a burning barricade during a protest against President Michel Temer and the latest corruption scandal to hit the country, in Brasilia, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Protestors wear masks depicting the leaders of the G7 countries during a demonstration organised by Oxfam in Giardini Naxos, Sicily, Italy. PHOTO: REUTERS

Youths somersault over old tyres in the Khayelitsha township, near Cape Town, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS

A cow stands amidst the debris of burnt houses after recent wildfires in the Siberian settlement of Strelka, located on the bank of the Angara River in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A new mosque is under construction at Camlica hill overlooking the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS