Weekend protests, dance parades, and robot monks captured in global photo roundup

A weekly photo roundup from The Guardian captures events from May 17, 2026, including the Nakba 78 March For Palestine in London, Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom march, and Surfers Against Sewage's nationwide Paddle-Out protest in Falmouth. In New York, the 20th annual Dance Parade featured 10,000 dancers and over 100 styles. Vienna hosted the 70th Eurovision grand final. Tokyo's Sanja Matsuri festival included irezumi-tattooed participants. In Seoul, humanoid robots dressed as Buddhist monks paraded at the Lotus Lantern Festival. Kashmir workers plucked damask roses for rose oil. A camel migration crossed snow-covered grassland in Barkol, China. Tourists enjoyed Longji mountain in Huaibei. Málaga's Noche en Blanco festival featured free music activities. Santiago saw a demonstration against homophobia. The 151st Preakness Stakes in Maryland was won by Napoleon Solo. Turkish F-16s performed exercises in Çanakkale, and the Libyan national army conducted exercises in Ras al-Alba. Military police cleared a blockade in El Alto, Bolivia.