Today's best photos: from BTS in the White House to a protest in Istanbul - in pictures

  • Members of Korean pop band BTS join Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary in Washington, where they were to meet President Joe Biden. Bloomberg
    Members of Korean pop band BTS join Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary in Washington, where they were to meet President Joe Biden. Bloomberg
  • A red poppy in front of a destroyed residential building in Mariupol, Ukraine. AFP
    A red poppy in front of a destroyed residential building in Mariupol, Ukraine. AFP
  • A horseman in Obilic, Kosova, where air quality is blighted by two coal-fired power plants and open-pit lignite mines. AFP
    A horseman in Obilic, Kosova, where air quality is blighted by two coal-fired power plants and open-pit lignite mines. AFP
  • Spain's Rafael Nadal puts on his headband during a break in play in his four-set win against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the French Open men's quarter-finals in Paris. AFP
    Spain's Rafael Nadal puts on his headband during a break in play in his four-set win against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the French Open men's quarter-finals in Paris. AFP
  • Boys play cricket in a cemetery in Kabul. The many cemeteries in the Afghan capital are often used for play, as the city has few public parks. AP
    Boys play cricket in a cemetery in Kabul. The many cemeteries in the Afghan capital are often used for play, as the city has few public parks. AP
  • People pour milk in the eyes of a protester affected by tear gas in clashes with police in Istanbul as they marked the anniversary of mass demonstrations in Turkey in 2013. Reuters
    People pour milk in the eyes of a protester affected by tear gas in clashes with police in Istanbul as they marked the anniversary of mass demonstrations in Turkey in 2013. Reuters
  • Residents stand next to barriers in the Jing'an district of Shanghai that have been taken down as coronavirus pandemic restrictions are eased after more than two months. AFP
    Residents stand next to barriers in the Jing'an district of Shanghai that have been taken down as coronavirus pandemic restrictions are eased after more than two months. AFP
  • Debris from Russian rockets painted by local artists in the Ukrainian city of Lviv were auctioned to boost the country's war effort. EPA
    Debris from Russian rockets painted by local artists in the Ukrainian city of Lviv were auctioned to boost the country's war effort. EPA
  • Turkish riot police clash with protesters in Istanbul marking the anniversary of mass anti-government demonstrations in 2013. AFP
    Turkish riot police clash with protesters in Istanbul marking the anniversary of mass anti-government demonstrations in 2013. AFP