Our world in photos: May 1
Photo: Sarah Reingewirtz/The Orange County Register via AP
PASADENA — More students everywhere feeling ‘warmly in the matter’: Pro-Palestinian students at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California, walk out of class on Tuesday, April 30, as they join like-minded protesters across the United States in demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. They staged a peaceful walkout Tuesday morning, chanting and displaying signs outside the administration building, reports the Pasadena Now news website. The march was the second protest action in 24 hours; on Monday evening, pro-Palestinian demonstrators also marched through the streets of Pasadena, walking throughout the city, including stops at Caltech and Pasadena City College.
These marches were reported to be more peaceful than at other schools, including at UCLA, just 12 miles away, and in New York City, where police arrested more than 100 (according to the local NBC News affiliate) after protesters stormed and allegedly vandalized a campus building at Columbia University.
MADRID — International battles on the clay: Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, returns the ball to Andrey Rublev, of Russia, during the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Having recovered from an injury, Alcaraz gave Rublev a spirited match. But the Russian player won, eliminating Alcaraz from the tournament, according to the event’s website. Rublev will next face Argentina’s Francisco Cerúndolo or the American Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals.
Alcaraz, a native of Murcia, Spain, leaves with his own accomplishment: having equaled the longest win streak in the history of the Mutua Madrid Open tournament.
PANAMA CITY — ‘Anna Banana’ checks her cellphone, taking a break from sorting the yellow and the green: Bananas are for sale at Merca Panama wholesale market in Panama City, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Panama’s Changuinola region, in particular, has historically been known as the coastal nation’s ‘banana production enclave’ of Panama. Changuinola is in the northwestern corner, across the nation from Panama City.
Yes, these are bananas, as opposed to plantains, which look similar and which also grow in Panama, as well as several Caribbean nations. The starchy plantains, however, must first be cooked to be digestible.
FRANCE — Long, waterborne journey of the Olympic Flame: Belem, the three-masted sailing ship carrying the Olympic Flame to France, is being towed through the Corinth canal in Corinth, Greece, Sunday, April 28, 2024. The French sailing ship sailed from the port of Piraeus Saturday, a day after the handover ceremony from the Greek Olympic Committee to the Summer Olympics organizers, and will arrive at Marseille, France, on May 8.
During the ceremony, held at the iconic Panathenaic Stadium, the flame for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 was handed to a delegation from the Paris 2024 Organising Committee. The event marked the 11-day Olympic Torch Relay segment through Greece.
SAN FRANCISCO — A healthy population … and growing: Hundreds of sea lions gather on the docks at Pier 39, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in San Francisco. According to harbormaster Sheila Candor, the sea lion count has been the largest in 15 years. According to the Sea Lion Center of San Francisco, these unique animals arrived here in 1989 and multiplied in particular after the Loma Prieta earthquake, when people moved their boats from the pier.
Many people confuse sea lions with seals. Sea lions are brown, have flaps for ears and “walk” on their flappers. They are also more sociable and spend more time on land than seals.
ISTANBUL — It’s union flags versus government rubber bullets: Union members clash with Turkish anti-riot police officers as they march during Labor Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Police in Istanbul used tear gas and fired rubber bullets to disperse thousands of people attempting to break through a barricade and reach the city’s main square, Taksim, in defiance of a government ban on celebrating May 1 Labor Day at the landmark location. May Day, which falls on May 1, is observed internationally to celebrate workers’ rights and to provide an opportunity to air economic grievances or political demands. In Turkey, it is a public holiday but, by law, cannot be celebrated at Taksim.
The date of May 1 was chosen because it was the traditional feast day of St. Joseph the Worker. Even traditionally non-Catholic regions observe this labor-focused holiday.
TEL AVIV — King of Air Miles, still a prince of peace: Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, is welcomed by Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Mike Herzog, as he arrives at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Now on his seventh tour of the region, Mr. Blinken told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that the United States remained opposed to a military operation into the southern city of Rafah unless Israel establishes and guarantees a proper plan to safeguard the more than one million Palestinians seeking refuge there. He again urged a cease-fire.
According to The National, that’s based in London with a focus on Middle East News, Blinken also toured the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Wednesday as he pushed Israel to allow more aid into Gaza.
BEIRUT — Even in wartorn areas, Workers’ Day is celebrated: Supporters of the Lebanese Communist Party take a selfie as they march during a demonstration to mark International Labor Day or May Day, in Beirut, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Despite the tense situation and ongoing clashes on Lebanon’s border with Israel over the past seven months, hundreds of protesters marched through Beirut’s streets to mark International Workers’ Day.
Many of the May Day protests have included calls for solidarity with the Palestinians, particularly those facing famine and desolation in Gaza.
PETERSBURG — Not singing, but shouting military cadences: Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry female cadets shout as they march during a rehearsal in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, for the Victory Day military parade, which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on May 9 to celebrate 79 years after the victory in World War II. Victory Day is a public holiday commemorating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. It was first inaugurated in the 15 republics of the Soviet Union following the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender.
The Russian Federation has officially recognized May 9 since its formation in 1991 and considers it a non-working holiday. It is parallel to V-E Victory Europe Day, which much of Europe also celebrates each May 9.
SAO PAULO — Tribute to a racecar driver: Fans gather at the burial site of late Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna to mark the 30th anniversary of his death, at Morumbi cemetery in São Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. The three-time F1 world champion died in a crash at the Imola race track in San Marino, to the east of Bologna, in Italy.
During his lifetime, Senna won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship in 1988, 1990, and 1991. He was one of three Formula One drivers from Brazil to become World Champion. He also Senna won 41 Grands Prix and set 65 pole positions.
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