• Mohd Azizulhasni Awang of Malaysia (in-white) rides his bicycle as he tests the new indoor cycling velodrome along with other national cyclists ahead of the 29th Southeast Asian Games in Nilai outside Kuala Lumpur. The games will be held from August 19-30. Mohd Rasfan / AFP / April 20, 2017
    Mohd Azizulhasni Awang of Malaysia (in-white) rides his bicycle as he tests the new indoor cycling velodrome along with other national cyclists ahead of the 29th Southeast Asian Games in Nilai outside Kuala Lumpur. The games will be held from August 19-30. Mohd Rasfan / AFP / April 20, 2017
  • The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz MS-04 space ship blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. The rocket is carrying US astronaut Jack Fischer and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin. Dmitri Lovetsky / AP / April 20, 2017
    The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz MS-04 space ship blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. The rocket is carrying US astronaut Jack Fischer and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin. Dmitri Lovetsky / AP / April 20, 2017
  • North Korean soldiers get off the backs of trucks as they arrive at the central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea. Wong Maye-E / AP / April 20, 2017
    North Korean soldiers get off the backs of trucks as they arrive at the central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea. Wong Maye-E / AP / April 20, 2017
  • Bulgaria’s Desislava Todorova performs at the vault during the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics European Championships at Polivalenta Sports Hall in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Robert Ghement / EPA / April 20, 2017
    Bulgaria’s Desislava Todorova performs at the vault during the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics European Championships at Polivalenta Sports Hall in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Robert Ghement / EPA / April 20, 2017
  • Dutch Queen Maxima attends the opening of the 50th Resto VanHarte in Lelystad, The Netherlands. The restaurant chain teaches children how about nutrition and cooking. Freek Van Den Bergh / EPA / April 20, 2017
    Dutch Queen Maxima attends the opening of the 50th Resto VanHarte in Lelystad, The Netherlands. The restaurant chain teaches children how about nutrition and cooking. Freek Van Den Bergh / EPA / April 20, 2017
  • An elderly woman carries bags containing artificial flowers as snow falls in downtown Chisinau, Moldova. Dumitru Doru / EPA / April 20, 2017
    An elderly woman carries bags containing artificial flowers as snow falls in downtown Chisinau, Moldova. Dumitru Doru / EPA / April 20, 2017
  • Two visitors walk through the art installation ‘24 Hours in Singapore by Baet Yeok Kuan, near the city’s Asian Civilisations Museum. The five spheres made of stainless steel not only offer unique views when looking at them from various angles, they also play audio recordings of the daily life in Singapore. Wallace Woon / EPA / April 20, 2017
    Two visitors walk through the art installation ‘24 Hours in Singapore by Baet Yeok Kuan, near the city’s Asian Civilisations Museum. The five spheres made of stainless steel not only offer unique views when looking at them from various angles, they also play audio recordings of the daily life in Singapore. Wallace Woon / EPA / April 20, 2017
  • A boy climbs a tree near lake Ammersee in the small Bavarian village of Herrsching, Germany. Christof Stache / AFP / April 20, 2017
    A boy climbs a tree near lake Ammersee in the small Bavarian village of Herrsching, Germany. Christof Stache / AFP / April 20, 2017
  • A couple photograph blossoming cherry trees in Berlin, Germany. Farmers are concerned a recent cold snap has damaged cherry trees and other fruit-bearing trees. Sean Gallup / Getty Images / April 20, 2017
    A couple photograph blossoming cherry trees in Berlin, Germany. Farmers are concerned a recent cold snap has damaged cherry trees and other fruit-bearing trees. Sean Gallup / Getty Images / April 20, 2017

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World in focus — best photos for April 20, 2017

James Ohara

April 20, 2017

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