A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 5, 2017
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Russian military cadets hold a giant replica of the Soviet Banner of Victory as they take part in the Immortal Regiment march in Saint Petersburg. Russia will mark the 72nd anniversary of the 1945 victory over Nazi Germany on May 9.
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Tourists walk at Trocadero square 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 presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, in Paris.
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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.
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A man picks up a statue of Buddha, ahead of Vesak Day celebrations, which is Sri Lankan Buddhists' commemoration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha, in Colombo.