• Ferrari’s German driver Sebastian Vettel drives during the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. AFP
    Ferrari’s German driver Sebastian Vettel drives during the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. AFP
  • A Canadian police mounted officer stands guard before the ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge, at Canadian National Memorial in Vimy, France. Reuters
    A Canadian police mounted officer stands guard before the ceremony to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge, at Canadian National Memorial in Vimy, France. Reuters
  • A participant jumps in mud water during the third extreme run ‘La Barjot Run’ in Biere, Switzerland. Around 1,500 people took part in the five to nine kilometre track with mud, artificial obstacles and water. EPA
    A participant jumps in mud water during the third extreme run ‘La Barjot Run’ in Biere, Switzerland. Around 1,500 people took part in the five to nine kilometre track with mud, artificial obstacles and water. EPA
  • A riot police officer fires tear gas while clashing with demonstrators during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
    A riot police officer fires tear gas while clashing with demonstrators during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
  • Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland chips onto the 17th green in third round play during the 2017 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, US. Reuters
    Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland chips onto the 17th green in third round play during the 2017 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, US. Reuters
  • Filipino dancers perform among devotees holding palm fronds before a mass held to mark Palm Sunday at a church in Baclaran, south of Manila, Philippines. EPA
    Filipino dancers perform among devotees holding palm fronds before a mass held to mark Palm Sunday at a church in Baclaran, south of Manila, Philippines. EPA
  • Runners make their way down the Champs Elysees avenue at the start of the 41st Paris Marathon in Paris. AP Photo
    Runners make their way down the Champs Elysees avenue at the start of the 41st Paris Marathon in Paris. AP Photo
  • Barcelona’s Luis Suarez, top, and Malaga’s goalkeeper Carlos Kameni in action in the side’s La Liga match in Spain. Reuters
    Barcelona’s Luis Suarez, top, and Malaga’s goalkeeper Carlos Kameni in action in the side’s La Liga match in Spain. Reuters
  • Planes take part in flyover during a joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill at the Marwa air base, near Meroe some 350 kilometres north of Khartoum. AFP
    Planes take part in flyover during a joint Sudan and Saudi Arabia air force drill at the Marwa air base, near Meroe some 350 kilometres north of Khartoum. AFP
  • People watch the sunset on the Cap Ferret, from a beach of the Arcachon Bay, France. AFP
    People watch the sunset on the Cap Ferret, from a beach of the Arcachon Bay, France. AFP

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World in focus – best photos for April 9, 2017

Fatima Al Marzouqi

April 09, 2017

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