Photos of the fortnight (April 25- May 8)

A child walks barefoot after getting off a tug boat in the Sicilian harbour of Pozzallo on May 4. Italy’s coast guard said nearly 5,800 migrants were rescued from boats off the coast of Libya and 10 bodies were recovered in less than 48 hours in one of the biggest rescue operations this year. Desperate Libyans trying to escape ISIS killers have been flocking to Europe in search of a better life