The weekend in pictures

A voter fills in a ballot in a booth at a polling station in Dobropillia, Ukraine. Ukraine is voting for a new president despite spiralling violence in the east of the country.

A voter fills in a ballot in a booth at a polling station in Dobropillia. Ukraine is voting for a new president despite spiralling violence in the east of the country. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/EPA

Gardening enthusiasts board a bus with flowers purchased on the final day of the Chelsea Flower Show in London. Photograph: Rob Stothard/Getty Images

Men unload bananas from a boat on the Rangoon river, Burma. Photograph: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA

A woman who was part of the movement to topple the government is taken to safety by Thai soldiers as anti-coup protesters started to attack her in Bangkok. Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images

A white peacock reveals its plumage at the Nogeyama zoo in Yokohama, Tokyo. Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images

Sean Innocent of the band Vile cools down after playing a gig at the Nice N Sleazy punk music festival in Morecambe. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Ruling party supporters wave as a South African Airways Airbus flies past during the inauguration of the Union Building in Pretoria, South Africa. Photograph: Themba Hadebe/AP

Kenya's Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon runs alone during her leg of Kenya's world record setting win in the women's 4x1500 metres relay, at the IAAF World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.

Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon runs alone during her leg of Kenya's world record-setting win in the women's 4x1500 metres relay, at the IAAF World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

Pope Francis walks towards Israel's separation barrier on his way to a mass in Manger Square, Bethlehem. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP

A man holds up part of the mortar shell during fighting between Ukrainian government troops and insurgents, outside Slovyansk, Ukraine.

A man holds up part of the mortar shell during fighting between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russia militants, outside Slovyansk, Ukraine. Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP

Protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes after the funeral of Sayed Mahmood Sayed Mohsin in Sitra, Bahrain. Mohsin, 15, was shot dead by security forces during an opposition protest.

Protesters run for cover from police teargas during clashes after the funeral of Sayed Mahmood Sayed Mohsin in Sitra, Bahrain. Mohsin, 15, was shot dead by security forces during an opposition protest. Photograph: Mohammed Al-Shaikh/AFP/Getty Images

American veterans and their companions walk towards a memorial during US Memorial Day ceremonies at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig, Philippines. Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP