From a monolith in Spain to cherry blossom in Washington - today's best photos

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A metallic monolith surfaced on Sa Conca beach near the city of Girona in Spain's north-east Catalonia region. The two-metre sculpture is similar to the one that was found in Utah desert last November. EPA

A person fires a flare as Swiss police officers begin evicting environmental activists from a quarry owned by cement maker Lafarge-Holcim located between Eclepens and La Sarraz in Western Switzerland. EPA

People enjoy the warm spring weather and low tide on Brighton beach on the southern coast of England. Getty

Mounted officers wait for police vehicles to approach the memorial service for slain officer of the Boulder Police, Eric Talley, who was killed during a mass shooting on March 22 in Lafayette, Colorado, US. Reuters

Visitors look through a kaleidoscope in the Van Gogh Star Art Theme Gallery in Shanghai, China. EPA

Riders on horseback manoeuvre with a goat's carcass in their attempt to score by putting it into the opponents' goal during a traditional game outside Sokuluk village, west of Bishkek, in Kyrgyzstan. AP

Baylor's DiJonai Carrington shoots past UConn's Paige Bueckers during the second half of their Elite Eight match-up at the Alamodome in San Antonio. AP

A child rides a scooter under blooming Yoshino cherry trees on the edge of the Tidal Basin in Washington. AP

Hindu devotees throw coloured powder and dance as they celebrate the Indian festival of Holi in Loknath Prayagraj, India. AP

Thai teacher Sattawat Kongsang dressed in cosplay as Captain America teaches in a classroom at Prataungtipvittaya School in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA

Sparks fly as a worker goes about his duty at a factory in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP

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