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A worker passes a building, which is part of the old five-storey apartment blocks demolition project launched by the city authorities, in Moscow, Russia. The Moscow government plans to resettle millions of citizens from shoddy Soviet-era apartment blocks. The draft law on renovation envisages moving some Muscovites into modern flats but has also fuelled concerns about property rights, a year after city authorities provoked an outcry among small businesses by bulldozing many street kiosks.

Soviet-era apartments set for demolition

Supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi chant slogans during a campaign meeting at the Mosalla mosque in Tehran, Iran, May 16, 2017. Under Iran's system, the powers of the elected president are circumscribed by those of the conservative supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has been in power since 1989. All candidates must be vetted by a hardline body. Nevertheless, elections are fiercely contested and can bring about change within the system of rule overseen by Shi'ite Muslim clerics.

Iran gears up for presidential election

Happy Mother's Day 2017: Best quotes, messages, wishes, picture greetings to share with your mom

Happy Mother's Day 2017: Best quotes, messages, wishes, picture greetings to share with your mom

Opposition supporters confront riot security forces while rallying against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuela's elderly have been hard hit by four years of brutal recession, leading to shortages of food and medicines, long lines at shops and runaway prices.

Venezuela's elders throw punches at police

Pope Francis leads the blessing of the candles ceremony from the Chapel of the Apparitions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal.

Pope Francis visits Portugal's Shrine of Fatima

Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) stand near a U.S military vehicle in the town of Darbasiya next to the Turkish border, Syria April 28, 2017.

Kurdish YPG fighters of Syria

Members of Iraqi Rapid response forces look at an air strike during clashes with Islamic State fighters at a frontline in north west of Mosul, Iraq, May 9, 2017.

Iraqi forces open new front in west Mosul

Moon Jae-in gestures to his party members as they watch a television report on a presidential election exit poll in Seoul, South Korea.

South Korea elects Moon Jae-in

People embrace each other during a mass in a church in Matanzas. Friday was the first time a trans pastor held a Holy Communion in Cuba, highlighting how much the island nation has changed since both religious believers and homosexuals went to

Cuba hosts first transgender Mass

Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneux pose during a lunch break as part of a campaign visit in Bagneres de Bigorre, in the Pyrenees mountain, France.

Meet France's new First Lady

Internally displaced people who fled Raqqa city carry their belongings as they leave a camp in Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria May 4, 2017.

Residents retreat ahead of Raqqa assault

Supporters of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron react after the announcement, in Marseille.

Emmanuel Macron wins French election

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