• A Brazilian indigenous person stand in a protest next to Explanada dos Ministerios in Brasilia, Brazil. Close to 2,000 indigenous people of several tribes of the country gathered in Brasilia to demand for the demarcation of their lands, which they claim as their own, in a protest that included brief confrontations with the Police in front of the Congress of Brazil. Joédson Alves / EPA
    A Brazilian indigenous person stand in a protest next to Explanada dos Ministerios in Brasilia, Brazil. Close to 2,000 indigenous people of several tribes of the country gathered in Brasilia to demand for the demarcation of their lands, which they claim as their own, in a protest that included brief confrontations with the Police in front of the Congress of Brazil. Joédson Alves / EPA
  • A devotee offers prayer while taking a holy bath at Matathirtha to commemorate his departed mother during Mother’s Day in Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    A devotee offers prayer while taking a holy bath at Matathirtha to commemorate his departed mother during Mother’s Day in Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • A canoeist paddles on the Emmarencia Dam as mist rises off the water in Johannesburg, South Africa. The dam is part of the popular Emmarencia Park and as autumn starts the colder temperatures cool the dam’s water and create mist. Kim Ludbrook / EPA
    A canoeist paddles on the Emmarencia Dam as mist rises off the water in Johannesburg, South Africa. The dam is part of the popular Emmarencia Park and as autumn starts the colder temperatures cool the dam’s water and create mist. Kim Ludbrook / EPA
  • Toronto Blue Jays’ Chris Coghlan leaps over St Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina to score during the seventh inning of a baseball game in St Louis. Jeff Roberson / AP Photo
    Toronto Blue Jays’ Chris Coghlan leaps over St Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina to score during the seventh inning of a baseball game in St Louis. Jeff Roberson / AP Photo
  • Filipinos enjoy the sunset at a breakwater near the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Pasay City, south of Manila, Philippines. The Philippines is hosting the ASEAN 2017 Summit from 26 to 29 April, with the theme ‘Partnering for Change, Engaging the World’ to promote unity with and among ASEAN member states and its global partners. Francis R Malasig / EPA
    Filipinos enjoy the sunset at a breakwater near the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Pasay City, south of Manila, Philippines. The Philippines is hosting the ASEAN 2017 Summit from 26 to 29 April, with the theme ‘Partnering for Change, Engaging the World’ to promote unity with and among ASEAN member states and its global partners. Francis R Malasig / EPA
  • A “Combined Fire Demonstration” held to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the North Korean army, in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service. Korean Central News Agency / Korea News Service via AP
    A “Combined Fire Demonstration” held to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the North Korean army, in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service. Korean Central News Agency / Korea News Service via AP
  • Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) fire towards ISIL militants during a battle in Al-Hatra, Southwest Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
    Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) fire towards ISIL militants during a battle in Al-Hatra, Southwest Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
  • Riot police fire tear gas at Brazilian indigenous people from diverse ethnic groups during the annual march for their rights, in Brasilia. Evaristo Sa / AFP
    Riot police fire tear gas at Brazilian indigenous people from diverse ethnic groups during the annual march for their rights, in Brasilia. Evaristo Sa / AFP
  • Gordon Hayward, number 20 of the Utah Jazz, lays up a shot past DeAndre Jordan, number 6 of the Los Angeles Clippers, during the first half of Game Five of the Western Conference quarter-finals at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Sean M Haffey / Getty Images / AFP
    Gordon Hayward, number 20 of the Utah Jazz, lays up a shot past DeAndre Jordan, number 6 of the Los Angeles Clippers, during the first half of Game Five of the Western Conference quarter-finals at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Sean M Haffey / Getty Images / AFP

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World in focus — best photos for April 26, 2017

Rob Gurdebeke

April 26, 2017

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

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