• Sea lion 'Leo' poses after writing the characters for the new era name "Reiwa" at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, Japan. AFP
    Sea lion 'Leo' poses after writing the characters for the new era name "Reiwa" at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, Japan. AFP
  • Young residents of San Nicolas de los Ranchos community, Puebla state, Mexico, paint their bodies with oil and dance in the town's traditional carnival. AFP
    Young residents of San Nicolas de los Ranchos community, Puebla state, Mexico, paint their bodies with oil and dance in the town's traditional carnival. AFP
  • Women grieve the death of their relatives in a rainstorm in Bara district, Nepal. AP Photo
    Women grieve the death of their relatives in a rainstorm in Bara district, Nepal. AP Photo
  • Photographers use their cameras and telephoto lenses to spot aircraft during the international military aircraft exercise 'Frisian Flag 2019’ at Leeuwarden Airbase, Netherlands. AFP
    Photographers use their cameras and telephoto lenses to spot aircraft during the international military aircraft exercise 'Frisian Flag 2019’ at Leeuwarden Airbase, Netherlands. AFP
  • People balance on a slackline over the Emmaus Monastery in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA
    People balance on a slackline over the Emmaus Monastery in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA
  • A health worker marks the little finger of a child after administering polio vaccination to children in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
    A health worker marks the little finger of a child after administering polio vaccination to children in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA
  • People play on the beach by the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico. Getty Images
    People play on the beach by the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Mexico. Getty Images
  • A model presents a creation by the Polish label Nah-Nu during Budapest Central European Fashion Week. EPA
    A model presents a creation by the Polish label Nah-Nu during Budapest Central European Fashion Week. EPA
  • Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party wave flags and light up torches to celebrate the local election in Istanbul. AFP
    Supporters of the main opposition Republican People's Party wave flags and light up torches to celebrate the local election in Istanbul. AFP
  • Dark clouds hover over the skyline in Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP
    Dark clouds hover over the skyline in Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for April 1, 2019

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