Dancing, prayers and protests: Friday’s photos of the day

Widnes, UK

The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, enjoys the limelight with the party’s candidate, Sarah Pochin, after defeating Labour by six votes to win the Runcorn and Helsby byelection

Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Luton, UK

Prime minister Keir Starmer speaks to members of staff during a visit to Leonardo, a defence contractor

Photograph: Henry Nicholls/PA

Woking, UK

Members of the armed forces put on their bearskin hats, during a procession rehearsal in preparation for the VE Day 80th anniversary celebrations

Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Italy, Rome

A set designer works on a stage canvas in the Teatro dell’Opera warehouse

Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP

Vatican City

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (centre left) from Japan leaves the Vatican with other cardinals

Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images

Vatican City

Firefighters place the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather to elect the new pope

Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP

Wiesbaden, Germany

Storks nest on top of a chimney at a former brick factory

Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

Lefkosia, Turkey

A special forces team perform an evacuation demonstration during a technology and aerospace event

Photograph: Ismail Aslandag /Anadolu/Getty Images

New Delhi, India

A resident enjoys some relief from the heat as heavy rains hit the region

Photograph: Priyanshu Singh/Reuters

Kashmir, India

Tourists visit the Dhanni waterfall on the Neelum Valley Road, about 35km from Muzaffarabad

Photograph: Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images

Tuscaloosa, US

President Donald Trump gives his commencement speech at the University of Alabama

Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA

New York, US

A protester dressed as the Statue of Liberty demonstrates at a May Day rally

Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Reuters

Fukaya, Japan

Yosuke Fukuda sits outside his US classic car dealership, Y-Tech. American cars are an uncommon sight on Japan’s roads

Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images

Hanoi, Vietnam

A couple practice ballroom dancing as part of their morning exercise

Photograph: Richard Vogel/AP

Caracas, Venezuela

Supporters of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, participate in May Day celebrations

Photograph: Leonardo Fernández Viloria/Reuters

Caravaca de la Cruz, Spain

Participants in the ‘Caballos a pelo’ event during in the annual fiesta in the Murcian town

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Gran Canaria, Spain

A loggerhead turtle is released back into the wild with a GPS tracker to monitor its movements

Photograph: Borja Suárez/Reuters

Srinagar, India

Kashmiri Muslims offer Friday prayers

Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Planaltina, Brazil

An Order of the Sunrise follower attends an annual ceremony known as the Day of the Spiritual Indoctrinator

Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP

London, UK

The comedian Russell Brand arrives at Westminster magistrates court where he is charged with alleged sexual offences

Photograph: Lucy North/PA

Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

Emergency personnel work at the site of a residential building destroyed by a Russian strike

Photograph: Kateryna Klochko/AP

Tulkarm, West Bank

Israeli soldiers look on as Palestinians carry their belongings after being ordered to leave their homes during an operation in the refugee camp

Photograph: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A Lady Gaga fan attends a party held in anticipation of the singer’s forthcoming free concert on Copacabana beach

Photograph: Aline Massuca/Reuters

Konya, Turkey

A butterfly at the Tropical Butterfly Garden, which holds 20,000 butterflies from 60 different species

Photograph: Cem Genco/Anadolu/Getty Images