A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 17, 2024
![Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is seen in a mug shot provided by the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections. The golfer was detained by police Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-2862-08dc768e00f3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is seen in a mug shot provided by the Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections. The golfer was detained by police Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.
![Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, standing at right, attends a graduation ceremony for his son Barron at Oxbridge Academy, in West Palm Beach, Florida.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-f27d-08dc768e091f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, standing at right, attends a graduation ceremony for his son Barron at Oxbridge Academy, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
![Hannah Roberts of the United States competes in the women's cycling BMX freestyle park qualification during the Olympic Qualifier Series ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Shanghai, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-6655-08dc768df8ce_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hannah Roberts of the United States competes in the women's cycling BMX freestyle park qualification during the Olympic Qualifier Series ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Shanghai, China.
![French soldiers of the 8th Marine Infantry Regiment secure the Magenta airport in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, amid a state of emergency following the deadliest violence in the area since the 1980s.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-e411-08dc768df845_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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French soldiers of the 8th Marine Infantry Regiment secure the Magenta airport in Noumea, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, amid a state of emergency following the deadliest violence in the area since the 1980s.