Today's best photos: from lions at Kyiv Zoo to Mount Merapi eruption

  • Lions at Kyiv Zoo, as Russia presses on with its invasion of Ukraine. Many of the animals are highly stressed, showing reaction to air raid sirens and the sound of explosions, staff say. EPA
    Lions at Kyiv Zoo, as Russia presses on with its invasion of Ukraine. Many of the animals are highly stressed, showing reaction to air raid sirens and the sound of explosions, staff say. EPA
  • A pair of Dogue de Bordeaux on the first day of the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham, central England. PA
    A pair of Dogue de Bordeaux on the first day of the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham, central England. PA
  • An Iranian boy chases pigeons in the capital Tehran. AFP
    An Iranian boy chases pigeons in the capital Tehran. AFP
  • Delegates, some in traditional dress, gather for photos after the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing. Getty Images
    Delegates, some in traditional dress, gather for photos after the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing. Getty Images
  • A Palestinian woman, wearing a traditional embroidered dress, attends an event celebrating the registration of Palestinian embroidery on the Unesco Cultural Heritage List, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. AFP
    A Palestinian woman, wearing a traditional embroidered dress, attends an event celebrating the registration of Palestinian embroidery on the Unesco Cultural Heritage List, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. AFP
  • Ceramic pots are loaded on to a truck in Gharyan, Lebanon where dwindling demand is forcing potters to seek new markets online. AFP
    Ceramic pots are loaded on to a truck in Gharyan, Lebanon where dwindling demand is forcing potters to seek new markets online. AFP
  • Protesters form a peace symbol as they demonstrate against the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Heroes' Square in Budapest. AFP
    Protesters form a peace symbol as they demonstrate against the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Heroes' Square in Budapest. AFP
  • Police detain a man who was protesting near the Chinese embassy to mark the 63rd Tibetan uprising anniversary in New Delhi. AFP
    Police detain a man who was protesting near the Chinese embassy to mark the 63rd Tibetan uprising anniversary in New Delhi. AFP
  • A Ukrainian serviceman comforts a resident who is leaving his home after Russian artillery shelling in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv. AP
    A Ukrainian serviceman comforts a resident who is leaving his home after Russian artillery shelling in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv. AP
  • Lava flowing from Indonesia's most active volcano, Mount Merapi, seen from the village of Umbulharjo in Sleman, outside Yogyakarta. AFP
    Lava flowing from Indonesia's most active volcano, Mount Merapi, seen from the village of Umbulharjo in Sleman, outside Yogyakarta. AFP