• Will Hyde from Darlington relaxes on a deck chair dressed as Chewbacca as he attends the Scarborough Sci-Fi event in northern England. Ian Forsyth / Getty Images
    Will Hyde from Darlington relaxes on a deck chair dressed as Chewbacca as he attends the Scarborough Sci-Fi event in northern England. Ian Forsyth / Getty Images
  • A competitor on his way to the 'Col De Riedmatten' pass during the 21st Glacier Patrol race near Arolla, Switzerland. Anthony Anex / EPA
    A competitor on his way to the 'Col De Riedmatten' pass during the 21st Glacier Patrol race near Arolla, Switzerland. Anthony Anex / EPA
  • A man plays a game on a giant chess board at Hyde Park in Sydney, Australia. Edgar Su / Reuters
    A man plays a game on a giant chess board at Hyde Park in Sydney, Australia. Edgar Su / Reuters
  • Police are seen prior to the arrival of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council at Backakra, southern Sweden Johan Nilsson / Reuters
    Police are seen prior to the arrival of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the Security Council at Backakra, southern Sweden Johan Nilsson / Reuters
  • Thousands of taekwondo practitioners perform in a demonstration event outside South Korea's National Assembly building in Seoul, South Korea. Jung Yeon-je / AFP
    Thousands of taekwondo practitioners perform in a demonstration event outside South Korea's National Assembly building in Seoul, South Korea. Jung Yeon-je / AFP
  • Activists wearing shark costumes take part in a protest against the use of shark's fins in food in Hong Kong. Vivek Prakash / AFP
    Activists wearing shark costumes take part in a protest against the use of shark's fins in food in Hong Kong. Vivek Prakash / AFP
  • Lesley Kerkhove of the Netherlands serves in her match against Samantha Stosur of Australia during their Fed Cup world group play-off tie at the Wollongong Entertainment Centre in Australia. Mark Nolan / Getty Images
    Lesley Kerkhove of the Netherlands serves in her match against Samantha Stosur of Australia during their Fed Cup world group play-off tie at the Wollongong Entertainment Centre in Australia. Mark Nolan / Getty Images
  • A family carries umbrellas as they walk through a public park in Beijing. Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo
    A family carries umbrellas as they walk through a public park in Beijing. Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for April 21, 2018

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