• Workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant in Cairo's Al Fateh mosque in preparation for prayers during Ramadan. EPA
    Workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant in Cairo's Al Fateh mosque in preparation for prayers during Ramadan. EPA
  • Devotees pull chariots containing images of Hindu gods Bhairava and Bhadrakali at the Biska Jatra festival to celebrate Nepalese New Year in Bhaktapur, Nepal. AP
    Devotees pull chariots containing images of Hindu gods Bhairava and Bhadrakali at the Biska Jatra festival to celebrate Nepalese New Year in Bhaktapur, Nepal. AP
  • Demonstrators in Yangon hold a banner emblazoned with the three-finger resistance salute and names of people killed during protests against February's military coup in Myanmar. AP
    Demonstrators in Yangon hold a banner emblazoned with the three-finger resistance salute and names of people killed during protests against February's military coup in Myanmar. AP
  • Members of Australia's Federation Guard fire a M2A2 howitzer during a 41-gun salute held at Parliament House in Canberra to honour Britain's Prince Philip, who died on Friday. AFP
    Members of Australia's Federation Guard fire a M2A2 howitzer during a 41-gun salute held at Parliament House in Canberra to honour Britain's Prince Philip, who died on Friday. AFP
  • A model presents a creation from Spanish designer Ulises Merida's autumn-winter 2021 / 2022 collection during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Madrid. AFP
    A model presents a creation from Spanish designer Ulises Merida's autumn-winter 2021 / 2022 collection during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Madrid. AFP
  • The Massachusetts Minutemen celebrate after winning the Division One Men's Ice Hockey Championship 5-0 against the St Cloud State Huskies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AFP
    The Massachusetts Minutemen celebrate after winning the Division One Men's Ice Hockey Championship 5-0 against the St Cloud State Huskies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AFP
  • Australia's Matt Jones shows his frustration on the 13th hole as a weather warning horn signals a suspension of play due to a thunderstorm during the third round of The Masters on Saturday. Reuters
    Australia's Matt Jones shows his frustration on the 13th hole as a weather warning horn signals a suspension of play due to a thunderstorm during the third round of The Masters on Saturday. Reuters
  • A Ukrainian soldier plays with adopted puppies on the line of separation from pro-Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. Reuters
    A Ukrainian soldier plays with adopted puppies on the line of separation from pro-Russian forces in the Donetsk region, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Lava oozes from a new fissure near the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. Reuters
    Lava oozes from a new fissure near the Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. Reuters
  • Caeleb Dressel swims in the heats of the men's 200 metre individual medley at the TYR Pro Swim Series at Mission Viejo, California, where America's top swimmers are in action before the Olympic trials. AFP
    Caeleb Dressel swims in the heats of the men's 200 metre individual medley at the TYR Pro Swim Series at Mission Viejo, California, where America's top swimmers are in action before the Olympic trials. AFP
  • Children at play in the 25 June Camp for Internally Displaced People in Belibize, northern Mozambique. Thousands have fled a wave of violence unleashed by terrorists with ISIS links. EPA
    Children at play in the 25 June Camp for Internally Displaced People in Belibize, northern Mozambique. Thousands have fled a wave of violence unleashed by terrorists with ISIS links. EPA
  • Rachael Blackmore riding Minella Times clears the last fence to win the Randox Grand National at Aintree racecourse, near Liverpool, England. AP
    Rachael Blackmore riding Minella Times clears the last fence to win the Randox Grand National at Aintree racecourse, near Liverpool, England. AP
  • A game of basketball at a riverside park in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg
    A game of basketball at a riverside park in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg

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From Ramadan preparations in Cairo to puppies in Ukrainian trenches - today's best pictures

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