Today's best photos: from an orange tank to pink campaigners


  • A Vietnamese father who spent hundreds of hours converting an old minibus into a wooden tank for his son - an unusual hobby in a country once ravaged by war - rides past a house in Bac Ninh province. AFP
    A Vietnamese father who spent hundreds of hours converting an old minibus into a wooden tank for his son - an unusual hobby in a country once ravaged by war - rides past a house in Bac Ninh province. AFP
  • The Kremlin, seen after sunset from Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow. AP Photo
    The Kremlin, seen after sunset from Zaryadye Park near Red Square in Moscow. AP Photo
  • Bangladeshi police clash with Left Democratic Alliance members during a half-day strike in Dhaka against rising price of essential commodities. EPA
    Bangladeshi police clash with Left Democratic Alliance members during a half-day strike in Dhaka against rising price of essential commodities. EPA
  • Interstate 81 North near the Minersville exit in Pennsylvania was the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Monday. AP
    Interstate 81 North near the Minersville exit in Pennsylvania was the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Monday. AP
  • A Palestinian man feeds cats at the beach in Gaza City. Reuters
    A Palestinian man feeds cats at the beach in Gaza City. Reuters
  • Window curtains flutter at a building in the besieged city of Kharkiv amid continued Russian attacks on Ukraine. Reuters
    Window curtains flutter at a building in the besieged city of Kharkiv amid continued Russian attacks on Ukraine. Reuters
  • Final touches being given to the pitch of the Lusail Stadium outside Doha, the venue which will host the FIFA World Cup final in December. AFP
    Final touches being given to the pitch of the Lusail Stadium outside Doha, the venue which will host the FIFA World Cup final in December. AFP
  • A makeshift oil refinery near the Syrian city of Al Bab in the north of Aleppo province, an area that in recent years has turned into a de facto Turkish protectorate. AFP
    A makeshift oil refinery near the Syrian city of Al Bab in the north of Aleppo province, an area that in recent years has turned into a de facto Turkish protectorate. AFP
  • Syrians who became disabled due to the war take part in a football match in the north-western city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province. AFP
    Syrians who became disabled due to the war take part in a football match in the north-western city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province. AFP
  • Members of the Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs in prison in El Salvador, which has seen a rise in violent crime. AFP
    Members of the Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs in prison in El Salvador, which has seen a rise in violent crime. AFP
  • A vendor sells prayer mats at a shop in Peshawar, Pakistan, with Ramadan only days away. EPA
    A vendor sells prayer mats at a shop in Peshawar, Pakistan, with Ramadan only days away. EPA
  • Competitors take part in the Stage 2 of the 36th Marathon des Sables in the Moroccan Sahara desert. AFP
    Competitors take part in the Stage 2 of the 36th Marathon des Sables in the Moroccan Sahara desert. AFP
  • Boats parked on the Yamuna in Prayagraj, India. The river is considered sacred by Hindus. AP Photo
    Boats parked on the Yamuna in Prayagraj, India. The river is considered sacred by Hindus. AP Photo
  • Philippine Vice President and opposition presidential candidate Leni Robredo during a rally ahead of the May election. AFP
    Philippine Vice President and opposition presidential candidate Leni Robredo during a rally ahead of the May election. AFP