A Palestinian man decorates with lights near the entrance of the al-Aqsa mosque compound, in the old city of Jerusalem al-Quds on May 4, 2019, as Muslims around the world prepare for the announcement of the fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by AFP)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

Muslim people pray on the first night of the holy month of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Grand Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 5, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Members of Pakistan’s moon sighting committee perform evening prayers after they tried to look for the new moon that will mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan, from Pakistan’s Meteorological Department (PMD) building in Karachi, Pakistan, May 5, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)

An Iraqi man prepares sweets, ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in a sweet shop in Najaf, Iraq, May 5, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)

Participants in the Global Bubble Parade are reflected in a soap balloon in Bucharest, Romania, May 5, 2019. (Photo by AP)

Catholic faithfuls celebrate the annual Panchimalco Flower and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, 18 km south of San Salvador, El Salvador, on May 5, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

A man arrives to cast his vote at a polling station in Kund, in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district April 29, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)

In this Thursday, May 2, 2019 photo, the Popocatepetl volcano releases a plume of ash as seen from the flanks of the Iztaccíhuatl volcano, near Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico. (By AFP)

A camel passes as competitors ride their bikes during stage 6 of the 14th edition of Titan Desert 2019 mountain biking race between El-Jorf and Erfoud in Morocco on May 3, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Moto3 rider Tatsuki Suzuki of Japan, right, takes a curve during the Spanish Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Angel Nieto racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (Photo by AP)

All six SailGP teams jockey for position as they race their F50 catamarans during the SailGP races on the San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California on May 5, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

 

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