Today's best photos: from piano on a mountain peak to a street party protest

‘The National’ picks the most striking images from around the world

Chinese pianist Lang Lang plays a showcase surrounded by the peaks of Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau and the Aletsch glacier on the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland, Thursday, April 14, 2022. Lang Lang visited the Top of Europe and uncovered an ice statue in the ice cave. (Peter Klaunzer / Keystone via AP)

A street march to celebrate the Bengali New Year or, 'Pohela Boishakh', in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP

A herd of buffalo swim past a fishing boat in the Shatt al-Arab waterway north of Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP

Danyk Rak, 12, in the debris of his house, which was destroyed by Russian shelling in the outskirts of Chernihiv, Ukraine. Danyk's mother Liudmila Koval had to have her leg amputated after the attack in which she also suffered abdominal injuries. She is still waiting for proper medical treatment. AP

Heifers at PHR farm in Ashford, Kent. Inflation on farm running costs has risen steadily since the beginning of 2021 and, coupled with the war in Ukraine affecting the price of fertiliser and diesel, the cost of British milk is expected to rise by up to 50 per cent in the coming months. Getty Images

A month-old male Sumatran elephant named 'Lanang' plays with his mother at Bali Zoo in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. Lanang is the first Sumatran elephant born in Bali Zoo. EPA

Residents try to collect clean water from a broken pipe on the side of a road in Amaoti, north of Durban. Victims of South Africa's worst flooding on record clamoured for relief as the death toll from the disaster that struck the coastal city of Durban surged past 300. AFP

Egyptians members of the Tanoura Dance Troupe perform during Ramadan at the Ghouri complex, in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. EPA

Shawadawa and Shanewa indigenous demonstrators protest against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and a bill that will allow mining in indigenous territories if approved in congress. Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters

Muslims break their fast at an open Iftar outside the Royal Albert Hall in London. Reuters

Members of the Venezuelan National Bolivarian Militia, a branch of the National Armed Forces created by the late president Hugo Chavez, celebrate the militia´s 13th anniversary, in Caracas, Venezuela. Government supporters are also commemorating the 20th anniversary of Chavez's return to power after a failed coup in 2002. AP

US players Sebastian Korda and Taylor Fritz in action on day five of the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco. Getty Images

Latin clergymen in procession on Thursday during the Catholic Washing of the Feet ceremony in Easter holy week, next to the tomb of Jesus at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem. EPA

Parishioners during the procession of the ribbons, part of the activities of holy week in the community of Cot de Cartago, in San Jose, Costa Rica. EPA

A reveller at a street party during a protest against restrictions by city officials in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. City Hall banned the street parties during carnival celebrations, which were delayed by almost two months because of the pandemic. AP

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