• Brooklyn jumps way out over the pool in the DockDogs competition during the Pet Lovers’ Extravaganza in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Bill Tiernan / The Virginian-Pilot via AP
    Brooklyn jumps way out over the pool in the DockDogs competition during the Pet Lovers’ Extravaganza in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Bill Tiernan / The Virginian-Pilot via AP
  • Buddhists hold lanterns after a parade during the lotus lantern festival celebrating the upcoming birthday of Buddha on May 3, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Lee Jin-man / AP Photo
    Buddhists hold lanterns after a parade during the lotus lantern festival celebrating the upcoming birthday of Buddha on May 3, in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Lee Jin-man / AP Photo
  • European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini arrives at a EU summit in Brussels, Belgium. Eric Vidal / Reuters
    European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini arrives at a EU summit in Brussels, Belgium. Eric Vidal / Reuters
  • The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica is seen through the famous keyhole of Knights of Malta’s headquarters, Villa Magistrale, before the election of the new Grand Master in Rome. Giuseppe Lami / EPA
    The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica is seen through the famous keyhole of Knights of Malta’s headquarters, Villa Magistrale, before the election of the new Grand Master in Rome. Giuseppe Lami / EPA
  • A mother plays with her children on the beach during sunset in Bali, Indonesia. Firdia Lisnawati / AP Photo
    A mother plays with her children on the beach during sunset in Bali, Indonesia. Firdia Lisnawati / AP Photo
  • Riot police block protesters trying to march closer to the venue of the ongoing 30th ASEAN Leaders’ Summit in Manila, Philippines. Dannyboy Pata / AP Photo
    Riot police block protesters trying to march closer to the venue of the ongoing 30th ASEAN Leaders’ Summit in Manila, Philippines. Dannyboy Pata / AP Photo
  • A boy holds an umbrella to shield himself from the sun as a woman pulls him on a cart at the Beijing Olympic Green in Beijing. Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo
    A boy holds an umbrella to shield himself from the sun as a woman pulls him on a cart at the Beijing Olympic Green in Beijing. Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo
  • A child using a binocular looks across to the north side of the border at the Imjingak pavilion near the demilitarised zone in Paju, South Korea. SeongJoon Cho / Bloomberg
    A child using a binocular looks across to the north side of the border at the Imjingak pavilion near the demilitarised zone in Paju, South Korea. SeongJoon Cho / Bloomberg

World in focus — best photos for April 29, 2017


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