Best photos of April 24: From Azalea festival in South Korea to train crash in Denmark

TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows people visiting a hillside in full bloom with azaleas during the annual Azalea Festival in Gunpo on April 24, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
About 20,000 teddy bears are displayed in Washington, with organisers saying they symbolise the abduction of Ukrainian children during the war with Russia. Reuters
Bags and belongings are laid out at Valiasr Square, in Tehran, in tribute to the schoolgirls killed in an air strike on Minab. AFP
A Romanian military band performs in Bucharest during an annual ceremony to celebrate the country's Land Forces. EPA
Dancers perform at the UJ Arts Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA
A mountaineering instructor checks ropes during a rock climbing festival in Karnataka, southern India. AFP
People wade through floodwater after torrential rain in Mogadishu, Somalia. Reuters
Emergency workers gather at the scene of a train collision near the Danish town of Hillerod. EPA

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