• Squash world No 1 Mohamed Elshorbagy of Egypt takes on eight time world champion Nicol David of Malaysia in an exhibition match in Burj Park Downtown Dubai. Warren Little / Getty Images
    Squash world No 1 Mohamed Elshorbagy of Egypt takes on eight time world champion Nicol David of Malaysia in an exhibition match in Burj Park Downtown Dubai. Warren Little / Getty Images
  • Ecuador’s Wilmer Contreras competes in the men’s 94kg weightlifting final of the South American Weightlifting Championship. It is a test event for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP Photo
    Ecuador’s Wilmer Contreras competes in the men’s 94kg weightlifting final of the South American Weightlifting Championship. It is a test event for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP Photo
  • Left to right, Gladiator Ramanus and Chasing Lane’s Firing Aces vie for the lead during the 22nd race of the Solitude-Race 2016 in Sachsenheim, Germany. Matthias Hangst / Bongarts/ Getty Images
    Left to right, Gladiator Ramanus and Chasing Lane’s Firing Aces vie for the lead during the 22nd race of the Solitude-Race 2016 in Sachsenheim, Germany. Matthias Hangst / Bongarts/ Getty Images
  • 149 people jump off a bridge in an attempt to set a “rope jumping” world record in Hortolandia, Brazil. Paulo Whitaker / Reuters
    149 people jump off a bridge in an attempt to set a “rope jumping” world record in Hortolandia, Brazil. Paulo Whitaker / Reuters
  • Geordan Speiller, left, tries to pin Mason Manville during their 75kg Greco-Roman match at the US Olympic wrestling trials in Iowa City, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall / AP Photo
    Geordan Speiller, left, tries to pin Mason Manville during their 75kg Greco-Roman match at the US Olympic wrestling trials in Iowa City, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall / AP Photo
  • Competitors take part in the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables in the Sahara desert in southern Moroccan. Jean-Philippe Ksiazek / AFP Photo
    Competitors take part in the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables in the Sahara desert in southern Moroccan. Jean-Philippe Ksiazek / AFP Photo
  • Lebanese powder their faces in vibrant colours as part of Beirut’s Car Free Day. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
    Lebanese powder their faces in vibrant colours as part of Beirut’s Car Free Day. Wael Hamzeh / EPA
  • Moto GP rider Marc Marquez during the 2016 Grand Prix of the Americas Moto GP in Austin, Texas. Thomas B Shea / AFP Photo
    Moto GP rider Marc Marquez during the 2016 Grand Prix of the Americas Moto GP in Austin, Texas. Thomas B Shea / AFP Photo

World in focus — best photos for April 11, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world today.