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MIDEASTJERUSALEMCLASHES
(220517) -- JERUSALEM, May 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli police patrol during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem on May 16, 2022. Clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli police in East Jerusalem on Monday night as thousands gathered for the funeral of a young Palestinian who died after being injured in clashes with police in April. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)
BRITAIN GOVERNMENT CABINET MEETING
epa09952411 Britain's Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab (4-L) and Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss (3-L) during a cabinet meeting in London, Britain, 17 May 2022. The UK will lay out its plan to amend its post-Brexit trade deal, on 17 May, in a direct challenge to the European Union, which is insisting that Johnson must honor the agreement he signed. EPA/Hollie Adams / POOL
SPAIN QATAR DIPLOMACY
epa09952400 Spain's King Felipe VI (L) and Queen Letizia attend an official reception with military honors for Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his wife Jawaher Bint Hamad Bin Suhaim Al Thani (not pictured) at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain, 17 May 2022. Qatar's Emir and his wife are on an official state visit in Spain. EPA/Chema Moya
LEBANON ELECTIONS AFTERMATH
epa09952397 The pole that supported the Revolution Fist, the symbol of Lebanon's uprising, is surrounded by ashes after the installation was set on fire, reportedly by supporters of the Hezbollah and Amal movements, in the aftermath of the Lebanese elections, in Martyrs' Square, Beirut, Lebanon, 17 May 2022. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
SPAIN TRAIN ACCIDENT
epa09952392 Several workers at work to repair the railway after two trains crashed a day earlier, in Sant Boi de Llobregat (Barcelona), Catalonia, Spain, 17 May 2022. One person died and 86 were injured in the accident. The regional police Mossos d'Esquadra, are investigating the cause of the accident. EPA/QUIQUE GARCIA
CZECH REPUBLIC AUSTRIA DIPLOMACY
epa09952389 Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (R) welcomes Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer (L) before their meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, 17 May 2022. EPA/MILAN KAMMERMAYER
UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT
epa09952380 A handout still image taken from a handout video made available by the Russian Defence Ministry's press service shows Ukrainian servicemen carry a wounded comrade as they are being evacuated from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, 17 May 2022. A total of 265 Ukrainian militants, including 51 seriously wounded, have laid down arms and surrendered to Russian forces, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on 17 May 2022. Those in need of medical assistance were sent for treatment to a hospital in Novoazovsk, the ministry states further. Russian President Putin on 21 April 2022 ordered his Defence Minister to not storm but to blockade the plant where a number of Ukrainian fighters were holding out. On 24 February, Russian troops invaded Ukrainian territory starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. According to the UNHCR, more than six million refugees have fled Ukraine, and a further 7.7 million people have been displaced internally within Ukraine since. EPA/RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
SWEDEN FINLAND DIPLOMACY
epa09952365 Finland's First Lady Jenni Hauki (L) and Sweden's Queen Silvia (R) attend a welcoming ceremony at the Royal Courtyard in Stockholm, Sweden, 17 May 2022. Finland's President and his wife are in Sweden for a two-days state visit at the invitation of the King, as both countries have confirmed their application for NATO membership. EPA/Anders Wiklund SWEDEN OUT
LIBYA UNREST
epa09952363 A damaged vehicle after overnight clashes between fighters loyal the Tripoli-based government and the Tobruk-based one in Tripoli, Libya, 17 May 2022. Clashes erupted in Tripoli on 17 May after the Tobruk-based parliament-appointed prime minister Fathi Bashagha entered Tripoli overnight and attempted to take control from the rival government led by prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah. Bashagha's office later announced he left the capital. Dbeibah rejects the parliament move to appoint a new prime minister saying transfer of power can only occur after elections. EPA/STR
IRAN TEHRAN AIR POLLUTION
epa09952351 Smog obscures the skyline in the capital city of Tehran, Iran, 17 May 2022. The Iranian government announced a one day public holiday in which all schools, universities and government departments closed due to the heavy and dense air pollution which has reached dangerous levels as the government insist that elderly and sick people stay indoors. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
