Today's best photos: From cleaning the statue of David to Olympics preparations in Tahiti

  • Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans Michelangelo's statue of David using a backpack vacuum cleaner and a brush at the Galleria dell'Accademia, in Florence, Italy. AFP
    Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans Michelangelo's statue of David using a backpack vacuum cleaner and a brush at the Galleria dell'Accademia, in Florence, Italy. AFP
  • A rainbow lights up stormy skies in Robbins, 56km north of Sacramento, California. AFP
    A rainbow lights up stormy skies in Robbins, 56km north of Sacramento, California. AFP
  • Families who have fled from the war in Sudan arrive at a Transit Centre for refugees in Renk, South Sudan. AFP
    Families who have fled from the war in Sudan arrive at a Transit Centre for refugees in Renk, South Sudan. AFP
  • Sri Lankan cricket fans climb trees to watch their team in the second T20 international cricket match against Afghanistan at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium. AFP
    Sri Lankan cricket fans climb trees to watch their team in the second T20 international cricket match against Afghanistan at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium. AFP
  • Riders crash before the finish line during stage one of the sixth UAE Tour, from Al Dhafra Walk to Liwa. AFP
    Riders crash before the finish line during stage one of the sixth UAE Tour, from Al Dhafra Walk to Liwa. AFP
  • Republic of Korea Air Force's Black Eagles perform a display on the first day of the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre. EPA
    Republic of Korea Air Force's Black Eagles perform a display on the first day of the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre. EPA
  • Polish farmers in tractors block the S17 highway to Warsaw during a national protest in Lublin over Ukrainian imports. Getty Images
    Polish farmers in tractors block the S17 highway to Warsaw during a national protest in Lublin over Ukrainian imports. Getty Images
  • Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest outside London's Royal Courts of Justice during his appeal against extradition to the US to face charges over the publication of intelligence files. AFP
    Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest outside London's Royal Courts of Justice during his appeal against extradition to the US to face charges over the publication of intelligence files. AFP
  • A Palestinian man enters a heavily damaged house following an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A Palestinian man enters a heavily damaged house following an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Tourists enjoy the rare opportunity to wade through water at Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California, normally the driest place in the US. AFP
    Tourists enjoy the rare opportunity to wade through water at Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California, normally the driest place in the US. AFP
  • A climate activist demonstrates outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Reuters
    A climate activist demonstrates outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Reuters
  • People photograph the cherry blossoms in Kawazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. AFP
    People photograph the cherry blossoms in Kawazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. AFP
  • A worker walks along the middle of the track during maintenance work on Long Bien bridge in Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP
    A worker walks along the middle of the track during maintenance work on Long Bien bridge in Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP
  • A worker inspects the foundations of a judging tower being built on the coral reef in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, for the Paris Olympic Games surf competition. AP
    A worker inspects the foundations of a judging tower being built on the coral reef in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, for the Paris Olympic Games surf competition. AP