A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 1, 2017
![A protester dressed as a clown holds an umbrella over a Swiss police officer during a May Day demonstration in Zurich, Switzerland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/96a305b1-2951-40e5-b59c-ecd64c29b08c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester dressed as a clown holds an umbrella over a Swiss police officer during a May Day demonstration in Zurich, Switzerland.
![A visitor takes a selfie in front of blooming wisteria at Kameido-tenjin shrine during the annual wisteria festival in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a85b7775-5b9a-4f8d-be2c-6f5b7816f8f7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A visitor takes a selfie in front of blooming wisteria at Kameido-tenjin shrine during the annual wisteria festival in Tokyo, Japan.
![Leicester Morrismen dance during May Day celebrations at Bradgate Park in Newtown Linford, Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/79e6196a-eb3e-424f-ace9-ee168fb6e704_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Leicester Morrismen dance during May Day celebrations at Bradgate Park in Newtown Linford, Britain.
![French CRS anti-riot police officers are engulfed in flames as they face protesters during a march for the annual May Day workers' rally in Paris.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5c331e0f-a38c-4c34-bf37-4c500e956936_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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French CRS anti-riot police officers are engulfed in flames as they face protesters during a march for the annual May Day workers' rally in Paris.