Today's best photos: from a dragon-horse to a golden eagle

‘The National’ picks the most striking images from around the world

The dragon-horse called Long-Ma, created by Francois de la Roziere and his company La Machine, in the streets of Toulouse, southern France. Long-Ma goes to meet the Minotaur, at the Halle des Machines, according to tradition. AFP

Demonstrators continue to protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, near the Presidential Palace in the capital Colombo. Reuters

A child does a back flip on to an old mattress among the destruction caused by flooding in Umlazi near Durban, South Africa. Reuters

People gather around Easter bonfires at a beach in Niendorf, Germany. AP

A riot police officer on patrol in Malmo, Sweden where unrest broke out after Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish right-wing extremist party Tight Course, held a rally on Saturday. AFP

The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, speaks at the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in The Hague, the Netherlands. EPA

The ‘Shenzhou-13’ spacecraft returns to Earth in inner Mongolia carrying three Chinese astronauts, who spent six months on board, ending China’s longest crewed space mission. AFP

Liverpool fans at Wembley in London for the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City, which Liverpool won 3-2 to reach the final for the first time in a decade. Reuters

A Palestinian woman looks at a mural depicting Al Aqsa Mosque compound and Jerusalem's Old City on Israel's separation barrier between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, in Bethlehem. AFP

Bomb disposal experts are shown round the site of a rocket strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Getty Images

Rev Christine Trainor conducts the first Easter Sunday mass at St. Andrew's Centre in Mushrif, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

A Kyrgyz berkutchi (eagle hunters) holds his golden eagle, during the national hunting festival Salburun in Bokonbaevo near Lake Issyk-Kul, 250 km from the country's capital Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 16 April 2022. Salbuurun is a Kyrgyz hunting game with birds of prey and dogs. In Kyrgyzstan, hunting with golden eagles is still a popular way to feed a family. EPA / IGOR KOVALENKO

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