Today's best photos: from Christ the Redeemer to Pope Francis - in pictures

  • Christ the Redeemer towers over another sunrise in Rio de Janeiro. AFP
    Christ the Redeemer towers over another sunrise in Rio de Janeiro. AFP
  • An Angolan lion at the Planete Sauvage zoo in Port-Saomt-Pere, outside Nantes, western France. AFP
    An Angolan lion at the Planete Sauvage zoo in Port-Saomt-Pere, outside Nantes, western France. AFP
  • A helicopter collects water as part of efforts to extinguish a wildfire near Fuente la Reina, in Castellon, Spain. EPA
    A helicopter collects water as part of efforts to extinguish a wildfire near Fuente la Reina, in Castellon, Spain. EPA
  • Floodwater fills the Tulare Lake bed after days of heavy rain in Corcoran, California. Reuters
    Floodwater fills the Tulare Lake bed after days of heavy rain in Corcoran, California. Reuters
  • A visitor admires the grandeur of Mahar Myat Muni pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar. AFP
    A visitor admires the grandeur of Mahar Myat Muni pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar. AFP
  • The International Space Station passes in front of the Moon, as seen from Buzitka, Slovakia. EPA
    The International Space Station passes in front of the Moon, as seen from Buzitka, Slovakia. EPA
  • Colourful scenes from the Seto Machindranath chariot festival in Kathmandu. AFP
    Colourful scenes from the Seto Machindranath chariot festival in Kathmandu. AFP
  • Soldiers conduct a joint drill, part of an Africa-India field training exercise, in Pune, India. AFP
    Soldiers conduct a joint drill, part of an Africa-India field training exercise, in Pune, India. AFP
  • Protesters roll tyres towards a barricade in the Kibera neighbourhood of Nairobi, where supporters of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga have again clashed with police. AFP
    Protesters roll tyres towards a barricade in the Kibera neighbourhood of Nairobi, where supporters of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga have again clashed with police. AFP
  • A nun in St Peter’s Square, the Vatican, after Pope Francis was taken to hospital for treatment for a respiratory infection. Reuters
    A nun in St Peter’s Square, the Vatican, after Pope Francis was taken to hospital for treatment for a respiratory infection. Reuters
  • Birds fly past the twin steeples of the Hosanna Karen Baptist church as the sun sets in Kansas City. AP
    Birds fly past the twin steeples of the Hosanna Karen Baptist church as the sun sets in Kansas City. AP