Best photos of April 12: Orthodox Easter service to Paris Marathon

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  Orthodox Christians attend the Easter service at the Ascension Cathedral in Novosibirsk, Russia. Reuters

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  Children's shoes are assembled on Dam Square, Amsterdam, during a memorial protest highlighting the number of child victims of the Gaza war. AFP

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  US President Donald Trump attends the Ultimate Fighting Challenge bout between Jiri Prochazka and Carlos Ulberg at Kaseya Centre, Miami. AFP

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  A voter looks for his name on the electoral roll at a polling station in Cotonou, Benin, during the presidential election. AFP

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  A man casts his vote during the general election in Budapest, Hungary. EPA

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  A billboard in Enghelab Square, Tehran, reads 'The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed', as US-Iran peace talks were being held in Islamabad. EPA

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  A disused US military Humvee is displayed at the top a tower in the Naghlu area of Kabul province, Afghanistan. AFP

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  A runner stretches at the finish of the Marathon de Paris 2026 in Paris, France, 12 April 2026. EPA / TERESA SUAREZ