From Iceland volcano tourism to UK lockdown easing - today's best pictures

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

A woman walks through the middle of a decorative installation of colourful paper umbrellas in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP

A Palestinian raises his national flag in protest against Jewish settlements in An-Naqura, Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP

A horse cools down on a warm day at Wincanton Racecourse in Somerset, UK. PA

Revellers celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colours, in Guwahati, India. AFP

Sunday hikers in the Geldingadalur valley make their way to the site of a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. AFP

People play tennis at the Mersey Bowmen Lawn Tennis Club in Liverpool, England, as the country's third Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease, allowing groups of up to six to meet outside. AFP

In Ethiopia, displaced people gather at Aksum University's Shire campus, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict. Reuters

A woman trains her pet parrot in Primrose Hill, London, following the easing of lockdown restrictions in England. Reuters

Orthodox Jews cover their heads with prayer shawls as they recite the Priestly Blessing on the high holiday of Passover, in front of the Western Wall, Jerusalem. EPA

The Swiss pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is nearing completion. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A surfer rides a wave as the moon sets and the sun rises at Cardiff State Beach in Encinitas, California. Reuters

The Black Power fist-shaped monument in Minneapolis, Minnesota, stands tall ahead of the trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who faces a second-degree murder charge for the death of George Floyd. AFP

A lifeguard from the Spanish NGO Open Arms helps rescue a woman from a wooden boat filled with 84 migrants. Getty

A photographer's reflection can be seen in a puddle under blooming Yoshino cherry trees on the edge of the Tidal Basin in Washington, US. AP

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