• An alligator crosses a road on Merritt Island at sunset near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. AFP
    An alligator crosses a road on Merritt Island at sunset near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. AFP
  • A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying the Arabsat 6A communications satellite, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US Reuters
    A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying the Arabsat 6A communications satellite, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US Reuters
  • A man rides his horse and carriage over a meadow near the highway in Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo
    A man rides his horse and carriage over a meadow near the highway in Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo
  • US actors Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal arrive for the 30th Anniversary Screening of 'When Harry Met Sally' presented as the Opening Night Gala of the 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. EPA
    US actors Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal arrive for the 30th Anniversary Screening of 'When Harry Met Sally' presented as the Opening Night Gala of the 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. EPA
  • Sri Lanka's former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa greets his supporters after his return from the United States, in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. Reuters
    Sri Lanka's former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa greets his supporters after his return from the United States, in Katunayake, Sri Lanka. Reuters
  • Japan's Emperor Akihito, top, and Empress Michiko, bottom, react to the well-wishers as they visit Kodomonokuni, or Children's Land, marking the 60th anniversary of the royal marriage of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Yokohama near Tokyo. Reuters
    Japan's Emperor Akihito, top, and Empress Michiko, bottom, react to the well-wishers as they visit Kodomonokuni, or Children's Land, marking the 60th anniversary of the royal marriage of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Yokohama near Tokyo. Reuters
  • Balloonist Ton Rentier from The Netherlands prepares a hot air balloon at the start of the Hot Air Balloon festival at the Clark Global City, Mabalacat, Pampanga province, Philippines. EPA
    Balloonist Ton Rentier from The Netherlands prepares a hot air balloon at the start of the Hot Air Balloon festival at the Clark Global City, Mabalacat, Pampanga province, Philippines. EPA
  • A man walks past an advertisement on a street in Tokyo's Ginza district. AFP
    A man walks past an advertisement on a street in Tokyo's Ginza district. AFP
  • Sparks fly behind Pierre Gasly of France driving the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 on track during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit. Getty Images
    Sparks fly behind Pierre Gasly of France driving the Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 on track during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit. Getty Images
  • The moon is seen from the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires during the Copa Libertadores Group A football match between Argentina's River Plate and Peru's Alianza Lima. River Plate won 3-0. AFP
    The moon is seen from the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires during the Copa Libertadores Group A football match between Argentina's River Plate and Peru's Alianza Lima. River Plate won 3-0. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for April 12, 2019

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