From a tiger in Havana to student protests in Athens - today's best pictures

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

Garfield, a Bengal tiger, at a zoo in Havana, Cuba. Reuters

Manchester United's Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the Uefa Europa League quarter-final against Granada at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester. AFP

Repsol Honda Team's Spanish driver Marc Marquez gives a press conference at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, before the Portuguese Grand Prix. AFP

Former politician and barrister Martin Lee (centre, facing away) is surrounded by journalists after his arrival at West Kowloon Law Courts in Hong Kong to receive sentencing after being found guilty of organising an unauthorised assembly on August 18, 2019. AFP

A pigeon sits on the shoulder of a woman in St. James' Park, London. Reuters

An evening party for young students celebrating the birthday of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, in Pyongyang. AFP

A man is consoled by a relative as he sees the body of his father, who died from Covid-19, in a graveyard in New Delhi, India. Reuters

Students protest in Athens, demanding the opening of universities that have been closed for a year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. Students also protested against the creation of a special police force to fight violence in Greek universities. AFP

Artist Liney D wears a cape with her account of abuse at the hands of her father, a police officer, outside the Hennepin County Government Center during the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, US. Reuters

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