• A Turkish-backed rebel fighter fires ammunition as buses from Douma arrive at the Abu Al Zindeen checkpoint near the northern Syrian town of Al Bab. Nazeer al-Khatib / AFP
    A Turkish-backed rebel fighter fires ammunition as buses from Douma arrive at the Abu Al Zindeen checkpoint near the northern Syrian town of Al Bab. Nazeer al-Khatib / AFP
  • Rev Jesse Jackson visits the balcony outside room 306 at the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King J. was assassinated. King was assassinated 50 years ago on April 4, 1968, as he stepped to the balcony. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
    Rev Jesse Jackson visits the balcony outside room 306 at the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King J. was assassinated. King was assassinated 50 years ago on April 4, 1968, as he stepped to the balcony. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
  • A monkey drinks water during a hot summer day at Guindy children Park in Chennai. Arun Sankar / AFP
    A monkey drinks water during a hot summer day at Guindy children Park in Chennai. Arun Sankar / AFP
  • An employee pushes a trolley on an empty platform near a TGV high speed train at the Gare de l'Est station in Paris, on the second day of rail strikes. Christophe Archambault / AFP
    An employee pushes a trolley on an empty platform near a TGV high speed train at the Gare de l'Est station in Paris, on the second day of rail strikes. Christophe Archambault / AFP
  • Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican. Remo Casilli / Reuters
    Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican. Remo Casilli / Reuters
  • A visitor takes a selfie with a waxwork of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at Madame Tussauds Delhi in New Delhi. Sajjad Hussain / AFP
    A visitor takes a selfie with a waxwork of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at Madame Tussauds Delhi in New Delhi. Sajjad Hussain / AFP
  • A Mexican soldier stands guard while workers of the Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex and local firefighters work to control a blaze in Tlajomulco, jalisco state, Mexico. Ulises Ruiz / AFP
    A Mexican soldier stands guard while workers of the Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex and local firefighters work to control a blaze in Tlajomulco, jalisco state, Mexico. Ulises Ruiz / AFP
  • A couple take a selfie while standing on the Tsim Sha Tsui observation deck that overlooks Victoria Harbour and the skyline of Hong Kong. Isaac Lawrence / AFP
    A couple take a selfie while standing on the Tsim Sha Tsui observation deck that overlooks Victoria Harbour and the skyline of Hong Kong. Isaac Lawrence / AFP

World in focus - best photos for April 4, 2018


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