• A demonstrator holds a Venezuelan flag as he takes part in a protest against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas. Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters
    A demonstrator holds a Venezuelan flag as he takes part in a protest against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro’s government in Caracas. Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters
  • A tree stands in a field of rapeseed near Gatwick Airport southern Britain. Phil Noble / Reuters
    A tree stands in a field of rapeseed near Gatwick Airport southern Britain. Phil Noble / Reuters
  • The Naviera Armas ferry hits the breakwater at Puerta de la Luz, Gran Canaria, Spain. 13 people were injured in the incident. EMERGCAN via AP
    The Naviera Armas ferry hits the breakwater at Puerta de la Luz, Gran Canaria, Spain. 13 people were injured in the incident. EMERGCAN via AP
  • A Monterrey fan waits for the start of their Mexican Clausura 2017 football fixture against Tigres in Monterrey, Mexico. Julio Cesar Aguilar / AFP
    A Monterrey fan waits for the start of their Mexican Clausura 2017 football fixture against Tigres in Monterrey, Mexico. Julio Cesar Aguilar / AFP
  • LA Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun cannot quite reach the ball. Stephen Dunn / Getty Images / AFP
    LA Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun cannot quite reach the ball. Stephen Dunn / Getty Images / AFP
  • They’re going the right way. Runners compete in the Vienna City Marathon. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
    They’re going the right way. Runners compete in the Vienna City Marathon. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
  • Gilberto Ramirez, left, of Mexico, lands a body shot on Ukraine’s Maxim Bursak during a WBO world championship super middleweight bout in Carson, California. Mark J Terrill / AP Photo
    Gilberto Ramirez, left, of Mexico, lands a body shot on Ukraine’s Maxim Bursak during a WBO world championship super middleweight bout in Carson, California. Mark J Terrill / AP Photo
  • Belarus’ Aliaksandra Sasnovich rests during her Fed Cup tie against Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky in Minsk. Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA
    Belarus’ Aliaksandra Sasnovich rests during her Fed Cup tie against Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky in Minsk. Tatyana Zenkovich / EPA

World in focus — best photos for April 23, 2017


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Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today.