A Hindu statue and a tiger’s treat: Wednesday’s best photos

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  • Kolkata, India

    People wander past a partially finished statue of the Hindu god Lord Hanuman outside a workshop, ahead of the Hanuman Jayanti festival

    Kolkata, India. People wander past a partially finished statue of the Hindu god Lord Hanuman outside a workshop, ahead of the Hanuman Jayanti festival
  • Karachi, Pakistan

    Zoo staff help a team from welfare organisation Four Paws International as they perform a medical assessment on 17-year-old African elephant Noor Jehan

    Karachi, Pakistan. Zoo staff help a team from welfare organisation Four Paws International as they perform a medical assessment on 17-year-old African elephant Noor Jehan
  • Warsaw, Poland

    The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is awarded the Order of the White Eagle by the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, during a visit to Warsaw

    Warsaw, Poland. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, is awarded the Order of the White Eagle by the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, during a visit to Poland
  • Hong Kong

    People walk through the Diamond Hill cemetery on the annual Tomb Sweeping Day, where they pay tribute to their ancestors by visiting and cleaning their graves

    Hong Kong.
People walk through the Diamond Hill cemetery on the annual Tomb Sweeping Day, where they pay tribute to their ancestors by visiting and cleaning their graves
  • Dunajská Lužná, Slovakia

    Morning light illuminates an alley of artificially frozen trees in an orchard. The cherry, apple and pear growers protect crops by spraying them with water that forms a layer of ice, which provides insulation from even lower temperatures overnight

    Dunajská Lužná, Slovakia. Morning light illuminates an alley of artificially frozen apple trees in an orchard. The cherry, apple and pear growers protect crops by spraying them with water that forms a layer of ice, which provides insulation from even lower temperatures overnight
  • Memphis, US

    Justin Pearson, a Tennessee state representative, tears up during a commemoration at the National Civil Rights Museum to mark the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr

    Memphis, US. Justin Pearson, a Tennessee state representative, tears up during a commemoration at the National Civil Rights Museum to mark the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr
  • Beijing, China

    The French president, Emmanuel Macron, is shown around the Red Brick Museum during an official visit to the country

    Beijing, China. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, is shown around the Red Brick Museum during an official visit to the country
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Firefighters continue to extinguish a fire, a day after it broke out at the clothing market at Bongo Bazar shopping complex

    Dhaka, Bangladesh. Firefighters continue to extinguish a fire, a day after it broke out at the clothing market at Bongo Bazar shopping complex
  • Gelsenkirchen, Germany

    An Egyptian goose and its young enjoy the warm weather at a lake

    Gelsenkirchen, Germany. An Egyptian goose and its young enjoy the warm weather at a lake
  • Weymouth, UK

    Artwork on display at a preview of Greed, a new exhibition of subversive and urban art featuring more than 70 renowned artists

    Weymouth, UK. Artwork on display at a preview of Greed, a new exhibition of subversive and urban art featuring more than 70 renowned artists
  • Jakarta, Indonesia

    A member of the Muslim Student Alliance group joins a demonstration to highlight the Chinese government’s discrimination and violence against the Uyghur Muslim minority

    Jakarta, Indonesia. A member of the Muslim Student Alliance group joins a demonstration to highlight the Chinese government’s discrimination and violence against the Uyghur Muslim minority
  • Jerusalem, Israel

    Leavened bread is burned on a fire in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood ahead of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover

    Jerusalem, Israel. Leavened bread is burned on a fire in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood ahead of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover
  • London, UK

    A Sumatran tiger enjoying an Easter treat at London zoo in Regent’s Park

    London, UK. A Sumatran tiger enjoying an Easter treat at London zoo in Regent’s Park
  • Mumbai, India

    A woman walks past a mural depicting fishers

    Mumbai, India. A woman walks past a mural depicting fishers
  • Schoten, Belgium

    Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes, left, of Team SD Worx, celebrates on the podium after winning the women’s one-day Scheldeprijs cycling race from Terneuzen in the Netherlands to Schoten

    Schoten, Belgium. Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes, left, of Team SD Worx, celebrates on the podium after winning the women’s one-day Scheldeprijs cycling race from Terneuzen in the Netherlands to Schoten
  • Bogor, Indonesia

    A student sleeps at an Islamic boarding school during the holy month of Ramadan in the West Java province

    Bogor, Indonesia. A student sleeps at an Islamic boarding school during the holy month of Ramadan in the West Java province
  • Winnipeg, Canada

    Red dresses, hung in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women, line fences near the area where the body of 33-year-old Linda Mary Beardy was discovered

    Winnipeg, Canada. Red dresses, hung in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women, line fences near the area where the body of 33-year-old Linda Mary Beardy was discovered
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