• Tourists visit a stretch of the Great Wall near Beijing, during the Labour Day holiday in China. AFP
    Tourists visit a stretch of the Great Wall near Beijing, during the Labour Day holiday in China. AFP
  • The Staten Island ferry passes in front of the Statue of Liberty, viewed from Governors Island, in New York City. The 172-acre island re-opens for the season on Saturday. AFP
    The Staten Island ferry passes in front of the Statue of Liberty, viewed from Governors Island, in New York City. The 172-acre island re-opens for the season on Saturday. AFP
  • Worshippers pray at Gaza City's Al Khaledi Mosque on the third Friday of Ramadan. AFP
    Worshippers pray at Gaza City's Al Khaledi Mosque on the third Friday of Ramadan. AFP
  • A woman draws a heart on the UK's National Covid Memorial Wall, on the bank of the River Thames in London, in memory of those who died of Covid-19. AFP
    A woman draws a heart on the UK's National Covid Memorial Wall, on the bank of the River Thames in London, in memory of those who died of Covid-19. AFP
  • Homeland Security personnel escort a man from a house in Houston, Texas, US. Police had found more than 90 people crammed into a two-storey home, and suspected it was being used in a human smuggling operation. Reuters
    Homeland Security personnel escort a man from a house in Houston, Texas, US. Police had found more than 90 people crammed into a two-storey home, and suspected it was being used in a human smuggling operation. Reuters
  • Children from the Nahua indigenous community of Alcozacan are pictured before a demonstration by children carrying replicas of toy and wooden weapons, in Alcozacan, Guerrero state, Mexico. Reuters
    Children from the Nahua indigenous community of Alcozacan are pictured before a demonstration by children carrying replicas of toy and wooden weapons, in Alcozacan, Guerrero state, Mexico. Reuters
  • More than 600 surfers take part in a world record attempt paddle out at 'The Farm' National Surfing Reserve on the New South Wales south coast, Australia. EPA
    More than 600 surfers take part in a world record attempt paddle out at 'The Farm' National Surfing Reserve on the New South Wales south coast, Australia. EPA
  • A man stands next to a damaged building in the aftermath of a truck bomb blast in Pul-e-Alam, the provincial capital of Logar province, Afghanistan. The blast on Friday killed at least 25 people. No group claimed responsibility. EPA
    A man stands next to a damaged building in the aftermath of a truck bomb blast in Pul-e-Alam, the provincial capital of Logar province, Afghanistan. The blast on Friday killed at least 25 people. No group claimed responsibility. EPA

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From walking along the Great Wall of China to travelling on the Staten Island ferry - today's best pictures

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

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May 01, 2021

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