Eye on the world – May 25 2021

Six of the best pictures of the day

Scientists working at a volcano observatory in the DRC are demanding better management, payment of outstanding salaries and an end to alleged corruption.
Scientists working at a volcano observatory in the DRC are demanding better management, payment of outstanding salaries and an end to alleged corruption. (Djaffar Al Katanty)
A boy holds a candle at the site of a house that was destroyed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza.
A boy holds a candle at the site of a house that was destroyed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza. (Suhaib Salem )
Migrants from Central America jump a fence as they run south towards Mexico while being chased by a US border patrol agent after crossing the Rio Grande river into the US.
Migrants from Central America jump a fence as they run south towards Mexico while being chased by a US border patrol agent after crossing the Rio Grande river into the US. (Adrees Latif)
A farmer will appear in court for pointing his firearm at police at a cattle auction. File photo.
A farmer will appear in court for pointing his firearm at police at a cattle auction. File photo. (Clodagh Kilcoyne )
A Myanmar migrant worker looks from his room as he has been stuck for 12 days due to lockdown after more than a thousand Covid-19 cases were detected in his workers’ dormitory in Bangkok, Thailand.
A Myanmar migrant worker looks from his room as he has been stuck for 12 days due to lockdown after more than a thousand Covid-19 cases were detected in his workers’ dormitory in Bangkok, Thailand. (Soe Zeya Tun)
People visit a promenade during sunset at a beach as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, in Ashkelon, Israel.
People visit a promenade during sunset at a beach as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, in Ashkelon, Israel. (Amir Cohen)

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