News in pics, May 8: Best photos from around the world

Relatives of victms hold candles as people protest against police violence outside Jacarezinho slum, after a police operation which resulted in 25 deaths, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Credit: Reuters Photo

Members of Syria's pro-government Liwaa al-Quds gesture during a march marking the yearly al-Quds (Jerusalem) day, at the al-Nayrab camp for Palestinian refugees east of Syria's northern city of Aleppo. Credit: AFP Photo

Israeli security forces deploy next to the Dome of the Rock mosque amid clashes with Palestinian protesters at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. Credit: AFP Photo

Asylum seeking migrants from Central America are separated into groups, including unaccompanied minors, after dozens crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico. Credit: Reuters Photo

An employee checks medical oxygen cylinders for the Covid-19 coronavirus patients at Kalinga oxygen refilling centre in Moradabad. Credit: AFP Photo

A view of the Maqam Echahid, a concrete monument commemorating the Algerian war for independence, in Algiers. - Algeria on May 8 honours thousands killed by French forces in 1945. Credit: AFP Photo