02/05/2026

SATURDAY | MAY 2, 2026

PICTURE GALLERY 17

COLOURFUL COSTUMES ... Vietnamese leader To Lam and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly flanking South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his wife Kim Hea Kyung as they watch a traditional performance during their visit to the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi, Vietnam. – REUTERSPIC

EQUINE ELEGANCE ... A man with his face shielded from the heat riding a decorated horse along a street on a hot day in Sarnath near Varanasi in India. – AFPPIC

INNOCENT INFANTS ... Parents holding their children before the start of the ‘Crying Baby Sumo’ event at the Sensoji Temple in Tokyo. – AFPPIC

l attire in Telupid, Sandakan. – BERNAMAPIC

MASS MATRIMONY ... Palestinian brides and grooms wait to tie the knot during a group wedding ceremony called ‘The Dress of Joy 2’ for some 300 couples in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. – AFPPIC

RED RALLY ... Protesters light up flares during a demonstration at event grounds Het Podium against the arrival of a temporary shelter for asylum seekers in IJsselstein, the Netherlands. – AFPPIC