• A woman takes a horse ride along a beach in Banjul, Gambia. AFP
    A woman takes a horse ride along a beach in Banjul, Gambia. AFP
  • Christian Orthodox nuns hold candles and sing during the Orthodox Christian Easter service at St John the Baptist near Mavrovo, Republic of North Macedonia. EPA
    Christian Orthodox nuns hold candles and sing during the Orthodox Christian Easter service at St John the Baptist near Mavrovo, Republic of North Macedonia. EPA
  • Copacabana Beach during Madonna's free show to close 'The Celebration Tour' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images
    Copacabana Beach during Madonna's free show to close 'The Celebration Tour' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images
  • Members of a Russian military band before a rehearsal for a parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War, in central Moscow. Reuters
    Members of a Russian military band before a rehearsal for a parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War, in central Moscow. Reuters
  • People wait to be rescued by a Brazilian Army helicopter during an operation to rescue people trapped in their homes due to a flood, in Canoas. EPA
    People wait to be rescued by a Brazilian Army helicopter during an operation to rescue people trapped in their homes due to a flood, in Canoas. EPA
  • People attend a morning dance session on the street during a car-free day in Jakarta. AFP
    People attend a morning dance session on the street during a car-free day in Jakarta. AFP
  • Graves dug for victims of a bus accident in Molepolole, Botswana after a bus fell off a bridge into a ravine in South Africa, killing 45 people. AFP
    Graves dug for victims of a bus accident in Molepolole, Botswana after a bus fell off a bridge into a ravine in South Africa, killing 45 people. AFP
  • An Ethiopian Orthodox priest spreads incense while conducting a church service during the celebration of Easter at the Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa. AFP
    An Ethiopian Orthodox priest spreads incense while conducting a church service during the celebration of Easter at the Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa. AFP
  • Jon Rahm hits his shot from the fifth bunker during the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club. AP
    Jon Rahm hits his shot from the fifth bunker during the final round of LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club. AP
  • Helicopters fly above Dien Bien Phu city, as Vietnam prepares to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory against French colonial forces. AFP
    Helicopters fly above Dien Bien Phu city, as Vietnam prepares to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory against French colonial forces. AFP
  • Children watch a demonstration of a police sniffer dog detecting mock explosives at the Korea National Police Museum on Children's Day in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
    Children watch a demonstration of a police sniffer dog detecting mock explosives at the Korea National Police Museum on Children's Day in Seoul, South Korea. EPA

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