Spectacular events abounded this week, bringing people together and stirring strong emotions. On 6 May, A-list stars wowed crowds at Met Gala 2019; New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala is billed as the 'Oscars of the fashion world'.
Later in the week, Moscow took centre stage for Victory Day, which is celebrated every 9 May throughout Russia to commemorate the Soviet-era heroes who repelled and defeated Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War. The nation's 'hero-city' capital, so dubbed for its own role in defeating the most formidable invasion force in human history, hosted a military parade which showcased the latest in Russian military technology.
Participants of the Immortal Regiment march carry portraits of their relatives who took part in World War Two during the Victory Day celebrations marking the 74th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in Berlin.
Officials wait in line near the Grand Palace before the arrival of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn for his coronation in Bangkok on 4 May 2019.
Festive fireworks light up skies in St. Petersburg to celebrate Victory Day.
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the March of the Immortal Regiment in Moscow, commemorating military personnel who fought against Nazi Germany in World War II.
Servicemen during the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square, marking the 74th anniversary of the Nazis' defeat in WWII.
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn is anointing his daughter Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana as Queen Suthida watches, during a coronation ceremony in the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
Su-25 planes during the Victory Day rehearsals in Moscow.
Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West attended this year's Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York City.
This 5 May amateur Instagram video reveals the terrible scope of a fire that engulfed a Aeroflot Superjet-100 at Sheremetyevo Airport outside Moscow, taking the lives of 41 people.
An Indian man sits on the platform at the damaged railway station in Puri, India as people look through debris on the tracks on 4 May in the aftermath of Cyclone Fani.
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex pose with their new baby boy Archie, who was born on 6 May, at a photo shoot inside St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
A picture taken on 5 May shows the remains of a building in Gaza City after it was hit during Israeli air strikes.
Lady Gaga shows off at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York City.
Ten elephants from Ayutthaya camp march in a procession near the Grand Palace celebrating Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's coronation in Bangkok on 7 May.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hugs his former German teacher Vera Gurevich on Victory Day.
A servicewoman salutes during the Victory Day Parade in Sevastopol, Crimea.
Three hundred extreme fans from different regions, primarily the Murmansk region, Karelia and St. Petersburg, take part in the festival "Khibiny-bikini-2019" at the Bolshoy Vudyavr ski resort.
The first white-handed gibbon infant born at the Skopje Zoo is seen with his mother in Skopje, North Macedonia on 9 May.
This little girl was happy to play her own small role in the March of the Immortal Regiment in Moscow, where she joined thousands of other Russians including President Vladimir Putin.
