From a perfect sunset bringing in Nepali New Year to a horse racing accident in Ireland - today's best photos

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

People gather to watch the last sunset of the year 2077 of the Nepali calendar at Single Tree Hill, Kathmandu. The Nepali New Year 2078 began on April 14. EPA

Children douse a child on a bicycle with water to mark the Thingyan Water Festival at Naypyitaw, Myanmar. EPA

A supporter of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan keeps watch as others protest against the arrest of their leader who has called for the expulsion of the French ambassador in Rawalpindi. AFP

Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans arrives to lie in honor in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington. Mr Evans was killed and another wounded after a man drove through security and crashed into a barrier at the complex, forcing it into lockdown. AFP

Workers wearing PPE carry a goalpost ahead of an Olympic Games qualifier match for the women's football tournament between China and South Korea at Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. AFP

Fibre optic lights glow at the Field of Light immersive art installation by artist Bruce Munro, part of the Light at Sensorio exhibition in Paso Robles, California. AFP

A fountain show near the Atlantis hotel, Dubai, marks the end of fasting on the first day of Ramadan. AFP

A protester paints the symbols of the three-finger salute on the ground with red paint as part of a "bleeding strike" demonstration against the military coup in Shwebo in Myanmar's Sagaing region. AFP

A man varnishes artwork, representing the character of Tintin, by artist Christophe Tixier – alias "Peppone" – in La Roque d'Antheron, southern France. AFP

Sikh devotees light candles on the occasion of the Baisakhi festival at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. AFP

Farmers transfer rice seedling in Jianhe in China's southwestern Guizhou province. AFP

Brooklyn Centre resident Jose Chavez wraps his arms around his daughter Cattleya Chavez, 3, during a protest outside the Brooklyn Centre Police Department, in the US, days after Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a police officer. Reuters

Migrants and workers in Bangladesh leave in speedboats ahead of the countrywide Covid-19 lockdown. Reuters

Jockey Conor Orr falls from Castlebellingham during a steeplechase at Fairyhouse Racecourse in Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland. Getty

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Updated: April 14, 2021, 1:55 PM