Today in photos (June 5)

View a gallery of photos from around the world on Thursday, June 5, 2014.

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Thu., June 5, 2014

A commuter stands at the closed Belem metro station where a sign hangs that reads in Portuguese "Strike" in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 5, 2014. This city that will host the World Cup opening match in a week was thrown into transit chaos Thursday as subway and overland commuter train operators went on strike, putting at risk the only means that most soccer fans will have to reach the stadium.

Nelson Antoine Associated Press
A lion cub nuzzles up to its mother, 4-year-old Kashifa, rear, while she keeps an eye on her five cubs, Thursday, June 5, 2014, as Zoo Miami officially introduces the family to the public, in Miami. Kashifa gave birth to her second litter of cubs March 6, one female and three males. Kashifa's sister, Asha, had given birth to a single cub named Kwasi, on Dec. 15, 2013. Asha later died from complications during a veterinary procedure and Kwasi was adopted by Kashifa.

Wilfredo Lee Associated Press
French President Francois Hollande, right, arrives in his car with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, June 5, 2014. The commemorations the 70th anniversary of D-Day culminate on June 6, where U.S. President Barack Obama, French president Francois Hollande and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will gather in Normandy to remember the more than 9,000 Allied soldiers killed or wounded that day.

Francois Mori Associated Press
Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball during the semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament against Canada's Eugenie Bouchard at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Thursday, June 5, 2014.

Darko Vojinovic Associated Press
Jean Naason, 39, of Haiti, left, waves an American flag during a naturalization ceremony administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Miami. Fifty candidates from various countries became U.S. citizens in celebration of the launch of the first annual Immigrant Heritage Month.

Lynne Sladky Associated Press
A Ukrainian soldier stands in position during a battle with pro-Russian separatist fighters outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, Thursday, June 5, 2014. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed an ammunition depot belonging to militiamen in Slovyansk, Donetsk region, spokesman for the military operation in eastern Ukraine, Vladislav Seleznyov, told on Wednesday evening.

Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press