Best photos of April 16: Dubai Police cycling event to a missile strike in Kyiv

  • A cyclist rides a recumbent bike at a Dubai Police community cycling event at Dubai Autodrome. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A cyclist rides a recumbent bike at a Dubai Police community cycling event at Dubai Autodrome. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Iraqi tankers queue along the main road from Tartus in Syria, waiting to unload their cargos of diesel at the Baniyas port refinery for export. AFP
    Iraqi tankers queue along the main road from Tartus in Syria, waiting to unload their cargos of diesel at the Baniyas port refinery for export. AFP
  • Israeli air defence systems intercept projectiles over the Upper Galilee region, seen from Masada in the occupied Golan Heights. EPA
    Israeli air defence systems intercept projectiles over the Upper Galilee region, seen from Masada in the occupied Golan Heights. EPA
  • Protestors rally against rising fuel prices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AFP
    Protestors rally against rising fuel prices in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AFP
  • A young wellwisher holds an umbrella decorated with images of Pope Leo XIV, before his arrival at Bamenda Airport in north-western Cameroon. AFP
    A young wellwisher holds an umbrella decorated with images of Pope Leo XIV, before his arrival at Bamenda Airport in north-western Cameroon. AFP
  • Tigres midfielder Romulo is kicked in the face by Seattle Sounders forward Paul Rothrock during the Concacaf Champions Cup quarter-final at Lumen Field, Seattle. Reuters
    Tigres midfielder Romulo is kicked in the face by Seattle Sounders forward Paul Rothrock during the Concacaf Champions Cup quarter-final at Lumen Field, Seattle. Reuters
  • An artisan weaves a Banarasi sari in Varanasi, India. AFP
    An artisan weaves a Banarasi sari in Varanasi, India. AFP
  • A recycling centre in Kyiv, Ukraine, burns after it was hit by a Russian missile. Reuters
    A recycling centre in Kyiv, Ukraine, burns after it was hit by a Russian missile. Reuters