Today's best photos: from an earthquake in the Philippines to a bridge opening in Croatia - in pictures

  • A vehicle tries to dodge falling boulders during an earthquake in Bauko, the Philippines. AP
    A vehicle tries to dodge falling boulders during an earthquake in Bauko, the Philippines. AP
  • Zarah Ann Gladys, 6, rides her skateboard in Dubai. Reuters
    Zarah Ann Gladys, 6, rides her skateboard in Dubai. Reuters
  • A woman attends a rally in Khartoum, Sudan, calling for an end to ethnic tension and civil conflict after an escalation of violence in Blue Nile state and Darfur. Reuters
    A woman attends a rally in Khartoum, Sudan, calling for an end to ethnic tension and civil conflict after an escalation of violence in Blue Nile state and Darfur. Reuters
  • An effigy of demon Ghantakarna is burnt to symbolise the destruction of evil and the belief to drive out unwelcome spirits, at the Ghantakarna festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Reuters
    An effigy of demon Ghantakarna is burnt to symbolise the destruction of evil and the belief to drive out unwelcome spirits, at the Ghantakarna festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Reuters
  • The pack rides during stage 3 of the Women's Tour de France between Reims and Epernay. AFP
    The pack rides during stage 3 of the Women's Tour de France between Reims and Epernay. AFP
  • Iraqis visit the spiral Malwiya minaret, a mid-ninth century treasured national monument, in the Samarra Archaeological City north of Baghdad. Built to symbolise the power of Islam during the Abbasid caliphate, it was listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2007. AFP
    Iraqis visit the spiral Malwiya minaret, a mid-ninth century treasured national monument, in the Samarra Archaeological City north of Baghdad. Built to symbolise the power of Islam during the Abbasid caliphate, it was listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2007. AFP
  • Firefighters at the scene as farmers set manure and hay bales alight in a protest on the A50 in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Dutch farmers are demonstrating against the government's nitrogen policy. EPA
    Firefighters at the scene as farmers set manure and hay bales alight in a protest on the A50 in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Dutch farmers are demonstrating against the government's nitrogen policy. EPA
  • Pope Francis attends the Lac Ste Anne pilgrimage in Alberta, Canada. Reuters
    Pope Francis attends the Lac Ste Anne pilgrimage in Alberta, Canada. Reuters
  • Fireworks explode as part of the opening ceremony of the newly built Peljesac Bridge in Komarna. It connects the central mainland and southern parts of the Croatian Adriatic coast to the Peljesac peninsula. AFP
    Fireworks explode as part of the opening ceremony of the newly built Peljesac Bridge in Komarna. It connects the central mainland and southern parts of the Croatian Adriatic coast to the Peljesac peninsula. AFP