• The statue of Saint Michael and the dragon at the top of the spire of Mont Saint-Michel Abbey, in Normandy, northwestern France, during the sunrise. AFP
    The statue of Saint Michael and the dragon at the top of the spire of Mont Saint-Michel Abbey, in Normandy, northwestern France, during the sunrise. AFP
  • A surfer takes to the water at Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Australia. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mangga has brought heavy wind, rain and waves along Western Australia's coastline after combining with other cold fronts to create unprecedented storm conditions. Getty Images
    A surfer takes to the water at Cottesloe Beach in Perth, Australia. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mangga has brought heavy wind, rain and waves along Western Australia's coastline after combining with other cold fronts to create unprecedented storm conditions. Getty Images
  • Muslims follow a stage performance during the celebration of Eid Al Fitr at Safi beach, along the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Bujumbura, Burundi. AFP
    Muslims follow a stage performance during the celebration of Eid Al Fitr at Safi beach, along the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Bujumbura, Burundi. AFP
  • Children react from inside their family's car as a volunteer from the Muslim Community Centre blows bubbles at them as part of an Eid Al Fitr celebration in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. AP Photo
    Children react from inside their family's car as a volunteer from the Muslim Community Centre blows bubbles at them as part of an Eid Al Fitr celebration in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. AP Photo
  • People gather to look at the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic squad of the Italian Air Force fly over Milan's Duomo cathedral, northern Italy on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the founding of the Italian Republic on June 2, 1946. This year the acrobatic squad will fly over several Italian cities to bring a message of unity and solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic. AP Photo
    People gather to look at the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic squad of the Italian Air Force fly over Milan's Duomo cathedral, northern Italy on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the founding of the Italian Republic on June 2, 1946. This year the acrobatic squad will fly over several Italian cities to bring a message of unity and solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic. AP Photo
  • A view through a windshield of the usually busy Ocean Drive on Memorial weekend now almost empty due to coronavirus restrictions and the rain in Miami Beach, Florida. EPA
    A view through a windshield of the usually busy Ocean Drive on Memorial weekend now almost empty due to coronavirus restrictions and the rain in Miami Beach, Florida. EPA
  • Schalke's goalkeeper Markus Schubert (Back) concedes the opening goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Schalke 04 v FC Augsburg in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany. AFP
    Schalke's goalkeeper Markus Schubert (Back) concedes the opening goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Schalke 04 v FC Augsburg in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany. AFP
  • A man transports bags of aluminium cans on his bicycle in Tokyo, Japan. AFP
    A man transports bags of aluminium cans on his bicycle in Tokyo, Japan. AFP
  • Brad Keselowski celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina. AP Photo
    Brad Keselowski celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, North Carolina. AP Photo
  • A member of the Central Industrial Security Force talks with a passenger through a glass shield, after the government allowed domestic flight services to resume, at Indira Gandhi International airport, in New Delhi, India. Reuters
    A member of the Central Industrial Security Force talks with a passenger through a glass shield, after the government allowed domestic flight services to resume, at Indira Gandhi International airport, in New Delhi, India. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for May 25, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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May 25, 2020

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Singham Again

Director: Rohit Shetty

Stars: Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone

Rating: 3/5

Brief scores

Toss India, chose to bat

India 281-7 in 50 ov (Pandya 83, Dhoni 79; Coulter-Nile 3-44)

Australia 137-9 in 21 ov (Maxwell 39, Warner 25; Chahal 3-30)

India won by 26 runs on Duckworth-Lewis Method

Saudi National Day
More about Middle East geopolitics
'The Batman'

Stars:Robert Pattinson

Director:Matt Reeves

Rating: 5/5

While you're here
Desert Warrior

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Rating: 3/5

A Bad Moms Christmas
Dir: John Lucas and Scott Moore
Starring: Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell, Susan Sarandon, Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines
Two stars

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