May 5, 2017

Children take the Oath of Allegiance as they become U.S. citizens during a citizenship ceremony at The Bronx Zoo, in The Bronx borough of New York City.  Thirty-two children, ranging in age from 5 to 13 years old, attended the ceremony and became citizens.

Iraqis buy books at an open-air market in the Baghdad to donate them to the University of Mosul's library, as part of an initiative to replenish the institution after its documents were destroyed by Islamic State fighters when they took the city.

A woman stands next to a damaged car at a supermarket parking bay in Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela, the day after anti-government protesters looted stores, set fire to cars and clashed with police.

Pedestrians and cyclists travel through a dust storm at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati in Allahabad, India.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nepalese Buddhist monks gather at Tengboche Monastery in Tengboche some 300 kms northeast of Kathmandu.

The peloton take the start of the first stage of the 100th Giro d'Italia cycling race, Tour of Italy, from Alghero to Olbia, in Sardinia.

Small shrine arches or "Torii" gates stand on the shore and out into the Ariake Sea in Tara, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

A one-week-old lesser flamingo stands next to a parent at the zoo in Karlsruhe, southwestern Germany.

Models wait backstage during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Tbilisi, Georgia.

A horse stands in the mud before the 143rd running of the Kentucky Oaks horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.  The Kentucky Derby will be held on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

A Roma girl poses for photographers during celebrations for the 'Hidirellez' festival in Edirne, Turkey, near the Greek and Bulgarian borders. . The 'Hidirellez' festival attracts thousands to the celebration, marking the return of spring, with dancing, bonfires and bathing in the Tundzha River.

A general view of the boats moored in the seaport of Gaza City is seen at sunset.