Photos of the day

A selection of AP photos taken over the past 24 hours. 

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Venezuela Political Crisis

Bolivarian National Guards block students attempting to march to the Education Ministry amid tear gas in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Venezuela Political Crisis

Masked students run from tear gas during an opposition march in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, May 8, 2017. The protest movement against President Nicolas Maduro, that has drawn masses of people into the streets nearly every day since March, has left some three dozen dead. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Pakistan Thalassemia Day

A Pakistani girl attends a vigil on the World Thalassemia Day with others Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, May 8, 2017. Pakistan also observed the World Thalassemia Day, medical institutes organized numerous events to raise awareness about the disease. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Greece Daily Life

A cleaning woman sweeps in a below ground arcade on Monday, May 8, 2017, in central Athens, where most of the shops remain closed due the financial crisis that hit the country in 2010. Greece struck a deal with rescue creditors toward getting the bailout cash it needs to avoid another brush with bankruptcy this summer, though it leaves long-suffering Greeks facing years more austerity. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

France President

Current French President Francois Hollande reaches out to touch French president-elect Emmanuel Macron, left, during a ceremony to mark Victory Day in Paris, France, Monday, May 8, 2017. French president-elect Emmanuel Macron, will appear Monday alongside current President Francois Hollande in commemoration of the end of World War II. Monday, a national holiday, marks the day of the formal German defeat in World War II. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool)

France Election

Clashes between riot police officers and protestors during a demonstration called by labour unions the day after the French presidential election, Monday, May 8, 2017, in Paris. Placard in the center reads "Freedom". Former civil servant and investment banker French President-elect Emmanuel Macron and his fledgling political movement La Republique En Marche (Republic On the Move), are preparing for government after defeating far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen in Sunday's presidential runoff vote. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Philippines United Nations Human Rights

Protesters stage a die-in during a rally near the Presidential Palace to protest the "extrajudicial killings" under President Rodrigo Duterte's so-called war on drugs which coincided with the U.N. Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 8, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. Filipino Senator Alan Peter Cayetano briskly defended the human rights record of Duterte's government before the U.N. body in Geneva on Monday, saying his government always "seeks to uphold the rule of law" while critical Western nations aired concerns about deadly vigilante justice and extrajudicial killings in the country. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Trump Russia Congress

Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper are sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 8, 2017, before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism hearing: "Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Peace Officers Memorial

Smoke rises from a 21-gun salute during the Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony, Monday, May 8, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. The names of 10 law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2016, along with five from past years were added to the memorial. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Bolivia Daily Life

An young man pushes a cart full of freshly harvested barley alongside a road in Patacamaya, Bolivia, Monday, May 8, 2017. In the Altiplano, western region of Bolivia, farmers rush the harvest before the arrival of the winter frost. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Dell World

Ken Fee, left, and others wear virtual reality goggles during a demonstration at the Dell EMC World conference, Monday, May 8, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Spain Tennis Madrid Open

Gael Monfils from France returns a ball to countryman Gilles Simon during a Madrid Open tennis tournament match in Madrid, Spain, Monday, May 8, 2017. Simon won 0-6, 6-0 and 7-6. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Spain Tennis Madrid Open

Maria Sharapova from Russia serves against Eugenie Bouchard from Canada during a Madrid Open tennis tournament match in Madrid, Spain, Monday, May 8, 2017. Bouchard won 7-5, 2-6 and 6-4. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Iran Soccer AFC Champions League

A fan of Persepolis ignites a flare during their AFC Champions League soccer match against Al Wahda at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May, 8, 2017. Persepolis won the match 4-2. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Belarus Wildlife

A swan flies over a lake near the village of Petrevichi, 165 km ( 103 miles ) west of capital Minsk, Belarus, Monday, May 8, 2017, during the unstable spring weather across Belarus. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

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