Best photos of April 16: Easter in Seville to cliff diving in Mexico

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Penitents of 'El Cerro' brotherhood take part in Easter celebrations in Seville. AFP

A Palestinian man at the site of an Israeli strike in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters

Police detain Shama Mohamed, a member of India's main opposition Congress party, as she and others protest outside the party headquarters after the party's senior leader, Rahul Gandhi, and his mother Sonia Gandhi were accused in a money laundering case by the country’s financial crime agency, in New Delhi. Reuters

Terraced rice fields are seen in Congjiang, in south-west China's Guizhou Province. AFP

A mechanical face ‘looks’ at people in a boutique store in Hong Kong. AFP

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, centre, pose for a selfie with a hospital patient in Odesa, Ukraine. EPA

Rubbish bags are taken away on Poplar Road in Birmingham. Members of Unite have rejected a deal aimed at ending a long-running strike by refuse collectors. PA

Divers take the plunge from the Quebrada cliff in the resort town of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. EPA