The week in pictures: May Day marches, King Charles in Bermuda and Mali's rebel push

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Workers across the world marched against the rising cost of living, King Charles III became the first reigning British king to visit the territory of Bermuda and Mali mourned the killing of defence minister Sadio Camara as a joint jihadist-separatist offensive shook the state. FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's most striking images.

Issued on: 03/05/2026 - 14:46

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Union members scuffle with Turkish police officers as they try to march towards Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. Union members scuffle with Turkish police officers as they try to march towards Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 1, 2026. © Khalil Hamra, AP
Des soldats lors des funérailles de l'ancien ministre de la Défense malien, Sadio Camara, sur le terrain de parade du génie militaire à Bamako, au Mali, jeudi 30 avril 2026 Soldiers attend the funeral of Mali's former defence minister Sadio Camara on the military engineering parade ground in Bamako, Mali, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. © Boubacary Bocoum, AP
La baleine à bosse repêchée dans une baie peu profonde au large de Wismar, en Allemagne, est transportée vers la mer du Nord à bord d'une barge. "Timmy", a humpback whale rescued from a shallow bay off the coast of Wismar, is transported to the North Sea on a barge near the Danish border on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Philip Dulian, AP
Members of the Lebanese Civil Defense and mourners gather around the coffin in the port city of Members of the Lebanese civil defence and mourners gather around the coffins of three of their colleagues killed on Tuesday in an Israeli air strike in the port city of Tyre on April 30, 2026. © Hussein Malla, AP
King Charles III attended a traditional dance performance in the southwestern part of the Bermuda archipelago on Friday, May 1. King Charles III attended a traditional dance performance in the southwestern part of the Bermuda archipelago on Friday, May 1. © Henry Nicholls, AFP
A sign reads “Don't mess with May Day. For true equality at work and in life,” at a rally on May 1, 2026, in Marseille. A sign reads “Don't mess with May Day, for true equality at work and in life,” at a rally on May 1, 2026, in Marseille, France. © Miguel Medina, AFP
Paris Saint-Germain's Ousmane Dembélé celebrates his goal during PSG's victory over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals (5-4). Paris Saint-Germain's Ousmane Dembélé celebrates his goal during PSG's victory over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals (5-4). AP
A stork flies over its nest, located on an electric pole in a field near Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. A stork flies over its nest on an electric pole in a field near Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. Michael Probst, AP
On Saturday, May 2, Colombian pop star Shakira wowed a massive crowd during a free mega-concert on the legendary Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. On Saturday, May 2, Colombian pop star Shakira wowed a massive crowd during a free mega-concert on the legendary Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. © Pablo Porciuncula, AFP

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