Best photos of April 17: Ceasefire in Lebanon to Mother's Day in Nepal

A defiant gesture as a Lebanese couple return to their home, after a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect, in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Reuters
Relatives wait for the release of prisoners from Insein jail, Yangon, in a mass pardon to mark the Myanmar New Year. AFP
A rescuer uses a paddle to place wet towels over a stranded humpback whale off the island of Poel in a bid to save its life, near Wismar, Germany. Getty Images
Pope Leo XIV waves from the 'Popemobile' to the gathered crowd as he arrives to lead Holy Mass, at Bamenda Airport, Cameroon. AFP
St Nicholas Cathedral stands proud in front of a huge block of apartments on Zhivopisnaya Embankment in Krasnogorsk, Russia. AFP
Dutch King Willem-Alexander and children take part in archery during the opening of the national King's Games in Zeewolde, the Netherlands. EPA
Robots on display at the UBTech Robotics Corp headquarters in Shenzhen, China. Bloomberg
People perform rituals as they commemorate their late mothers at the sacred Matatirtha Shrine pond on Mother's Day in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

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April 17, 2026

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