Best photos of April 10: A fire in Germany to King Charles III visiting the Pope

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Firefighters extinguish a fire on the premises of a plastics processing company in an industrial estate in Ahlen, southeast of Münster, Germany, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Guido Kirchner / dpa via AP)

Whale on the Wharf (Skyscraper), a four-storey tall sculpture, at Canary Wharf's Wood Wharf, in East London. PA

Afghan junior schoolboys attend class at a high school in the southern city of Kandahar. AFP

A wounded Palestinian child is carried to Al Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital, following an Israeli strike on Gaza city. Reuters

A jogger runs up the steps of drought-affected vineyard terraces towards Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, near Berlin. AP

US President Donald Trump about to board Air Force One on a windy day at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Reuters

An electronic board shows the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange at an office in Tokyo. AFP

Pope Francis meets Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla in a private audience at the Vatican. Reuters