A man carries a flag depicting former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva past a bus in flames during a protest organized by the National Students Union in Rio de Janeiro on May 15. Students and teachers from hundreds of universities and colleges began a nationwide demonstration in defense of education following a raft of budget cuts announced by President Jair Bolsonaro’s government.

Afghan boys enjoy yogurt-based drinks in the courtyard of the Hazrat-e Ali shrine, or “Blue Mosque,” during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Mazar-i-Sharif on May 14.

An Indonesian woman prepares meals for Muslims breaking their fast during Ramadan at the Jogokariyan Mosque in Yogyakarta on May 11.

Pilgrims hold candles as they pray during the procession at the Fatima Shrine in central Portugal on May 12. Thousands of pilgrims converge on the shrine to celebrate the anniversary of Fatima’s miracle when three shepherd children claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in May 1917.

A village chief holds a dummy ballot urging people to vote for Lazarus Chakwera, the leader of the Malawi Congress Party, the main opposition party, during a campaign rally in Lilongwe on May 12, ahead of Malawi’s general election.

A partially blind man checks a ballot in Manila on May 13 as Filipinos thronged to midterm polls that are expected to strengthen President Rodrigo Duterte’s grip on power.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres receives a hongi greeting from a Maori warrior at Government House in Auckland, New Zealand, on May 12. The two-day visit to New Zealand was part of a broader visit to the Pacific region and is Guterres’s first visit as U.N. secretary-general.

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on May 14.

Pope Francis touches a baby as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on May 15.

A South Sudanese child stands on the doorstep of a building in a transition camp for refugees who have just arrived in Aru on May 12.

Health workers carry a coffin containing a victim of the Ebola virus in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 16. The city is at the epicenter of the Ebola crisis, with the toll of this outbreak at more than 1,000 deaths.

Indonesian Muslims gather during a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of deadly suicide bombings carried out one year ago, outside the St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Surabaya on May 13.

Riders compete during Stage 3 of the 102nd Giro d’Italia—Tour of Italy—cycle race from Vinci to Orbetello on May 13.

Syrian fighters from the Turkish-backed National Liberation Front fire a missile against regime positions in the rebel-held northern part of Syria’s Hama province on May 13.

The German conceptual artist Ottmar Hörl poses next to some of his sculptures representing the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven at Münsterplatz Square in Bonn, western Germany, on May 15. Around 700 sculptures by the artist are displayed in the city until June 2 as part of the festivities to mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth.

The Chinese actress Jing Tian poses during a photo session on the sidelines of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 15.

Palestinian children play in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Khan Yunis on May 13.

An injured Palestinian boy is carried away from the border fence during clashes with Israeli forces following a protest marking the 71st anniversary of the Nakba east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 15. Palestinians are marking the 1948 Nakba, or “catastrophe,” which left hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the war accompanying the birth of Israel.

Ajax Amsterdam supporters celebrate at the end of the Dutch Eredivisie football match between De Graafschap and Ajax Amsterdam in Doetinchem, Netherlands, on May 15.

A couple sells food for feeding pigeons in front of the Caglayan Courthouse in Istanbul on May 15.

Sudanese protesters wave a national flag during an ongoing sit-in demanding a civilian-led government transition near the military headquarters in the capital of Khartoum on May 17.

A worker stands on scaffolding above rubble in the Notre Dame cathedral during preliminary work to repair damage in Paris on May 15, one month after a devastating fire.

A robot is pictured during an event to promote the forthcoming exhibition titled “AI: More Than Human” at the Barbican Centre in London on May 15.

A woman walks past destroyed houses on her way to an aid distribution center in the coastal village of Guludo on Ibo Island, Mozambique, on May 13 in the aftermath of a devastating cyclone.

A man examines a pistol while visiting the International Exhibition of Arms and Military Machinery MILEX-2019 in Minsk, Belarus, on May 15.

An excavator transfers imported iron ore at a port in Rizhao in China’s eastern Shandong province on May 15.

A picador falls from his horse during a bullfight during the San Isidro festival in Madrid on May 15.