Today's best photos: From traditional dance in Burkina Faso to fighting Dengue fever in Brazil

  • A traditional mask dance during the Festimasq, the Festival des Masques in Pouni, Sanguie province. AFP
    A traditional mask dance during the Festimasq, the Festival des Masques in Pouni, Sanguie province. AFP
  • Candles and flowers placed in front of Viertola School in tribute to victims in Vantaa after a 12-year-old opened fire. AFP
    Candles and flowers placed in front of Viertola School in tribute to victims in Vantaa after a 12-year-old opened fire. AFP
  • Firefighters rest after battling a fire that broke out at the Masquerade nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
    Firefighters rest after battling a fire that broke out at the Masquerade nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey. Getty Images
  • Muslims pray on Laylat Al Qadr (Night of Power), one of the holiest nights during Ramadan, at the shrine of Imam Musa Al Kadhim, Baghdad. AFP
    Muslims pray on Laylat Al Qadr (Night of Power), one of the holiest nights during Ramadan, at the shrine of Imam Musa Al Kadhim, Baghdad. AFP
  • Porters scramble to board a passenger ship at the Perak seaport in Surabaya as people flock to their hometowns ahead of Eid Al Fitr. AFP
    Porters scramble to board a passenger ship at the Perak seaport in Surabaya as people flock to their hometowns ahead of Eid Al Fitr. AFP
  • Tourists from Switzerland look at the purple-coloured water of the Gipsbruchweiher pond in Fuessen, southern Germany. AFP
    Tourists from Switzerland look at the purple-coloured water of the Gipsbruchweiher pond in Fuessen, southern Germany. AFP
  • A shoe street seller uses her phone as she waits for customers in Hanoi. AFP
    A shoe street seller uses her phone as she waits for customers in Hanoi. AFP
  • A Hindu devotee at the Chobar Machhindranath temple in Kirtipur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP
    A Hindu devotee at the Chobar Machhindranath temple in Kirtipur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reacts at a joint press conference with the French Foreign Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris. Reuters
    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reacts at a joint press conference with the French Foreign Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris. Reuters
  • People cut a fence for a group of migrants from South and Central America to enter into the US from, in El Paso, Texas. Reuters
    People cut a fence for a group of migrants from South and Central America to enter into the US from, in El Paso, Texas. Reuters
  • A fighting cock shakes off water from his head after his owner gave him a bath to cool him down during a hot morning in Quezon city, Philippines. AP
    A fighting cock shakes off water from his head after his owner gave him a bath to cool him down during a hot morning in Quezon city, Philippines. AP
  • Kashmiri Muslims offer afternoon prayers inside the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
    Kashmiri Muslims offer afternoon prayers inside the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
  • A health worker releases mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia bacteria, which are expected to block the spread of dengue fever, in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters
    A health worker releases mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia bacteria, which are expected to block the spread of dengue fever, in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters