Today's best photos: from Boris Johnson in India to the Rio Carnival

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

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses with sadhus, or Hindu holy men, in front of the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar during his two-day trip to India. Getty Images

A visitor looks at the installation of Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim of the UAE at the 59th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy, 20 April 2022 (issued 21 April 2022). The international contemporary art exhibition 'La Biennale di Venezia' runs from 23 April to 27 November 2022. EPA / Zsolt Czegledi HUNGARY OUT

An entertainer wearing a rabbit costume amuses Ukrainian children on Maundy Thursday in a centre for refugees in Bucharest, Romania. AP Photo

Members of the Samaritan community attend a religious service marking the end of their Passover holiday atop Mount Gerizim, above the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA

Asylum-seeking migrants cross the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to US Border Patrol agents to request asylum in El Paso, Texas. Reuters

A worker cuts newly manufactured bars of steel at the United Cast Bar Group's foundry in Chesterfield, Britain. Reuters

Palestinian protestors clash with Israeli security forces at the compound that houses Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters

People walk past a missile stuck in the ground amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Rubizhne, Luhansk region, Ukraine. Reuters

A worker cleans a statue of the founder of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin, at Moscow Square in front of the House of Soviets in Saint Petersburg. AFP

Members of Estacio de Sa samba school on day two of the Rio de Janeiro 2022 Carnival at Marques de Sapucai Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images

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