From a crane lifting a cow to Pope Francis in hospital - today's best pictures

  • People sit in front of Abu Ali's cafe, set up on the ground floor of a building heavily damaged during the civil war in the north-western Syrian province of Idlib.
    People sit in front of Abu Ali's cafe, set up on the ground floor of a building heavily damaged during the civil war in the north-western Syrian province of Idlib.
  • Zohra Trabelsi, a 75-year-old fisherwoman, in Nabeul, Tunisia.
    Zohra Trabelsi, a 75-year-old fisherwoman, in Nabeul, Tunisia.
  • Egyptian batik designer Samar Hassanein hangs painted fabric to dry at her workshop in Old Cairo.
    Egyptian batik designer Samar Hassanein hangs painted fabric to dry at her workshop in Old Cairo.
  • People wait to register during a food distribution exercise organised by the local government near the village of Baker in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
    People wait to register during a food distribution exercise organised by the local government near the village of Baker in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
  • Afghan children play football on a dried up water bed of a lake in Kabul.
    Afghan children play football on a dried up water bed of a lake in Kabul.
  • Farmers pick up water chestnuts in a pond in Taizhou, eastern China.
    Farmers pick up water chestnuts in a pond in Taizhou, eastern China.
  • A sacrificial cow is lowered from a rooftop by a crane, ahead of Eid Al Adha in Karachi, Pakistan.
    A sacrificial cow is lowered from a rooftop by a crane, ahead of Eid Al Adha in Karachi, Pakistan.
  • A rainy day near the central business district of Beijing.
    A rainy day near the central business district of Beijing.
  • A South African police officer at a burnt-out a car showroom in Jeppestown following a night of violence in Johannesburg.
    A South African police officer at a burnt-out a car showroom in Jeppestown following a night of violence in Johannesburg.
  • Pope Francis speaks with a patient at the Gemelli hospital in Rome after planned surgery for a colon problem.
    Pope Francis speaks with a patient at the Gemelli hospital in Rome after planned surgery for a colon problem.