Today's best photos: From lightning in Kuwait to a vintage radio collector in Zimbabwe - in pictures

  • Lightning strikes over Kuwait City during a thunderstorm. AFP
    Lightning strikes over Kuwait City during a thunderstorm. AFP
  • Afghan children attend class at an open-air school in Fayzabad district, Badakhshan province. AFP
    Afghan children attend class at an open-air school in Fayzabad district, Badakhshan province. AFP
  • A motorcyclist crosses a bridge over the Bagmati river in Lalitpur, Nepal. AP
    A motorcyclist crosses a bridge over the Bagmati river in Lalitpur, Nepal. AP
  • A Ukrainian Mi-24 fighting helicopter takes off for a mission against Russian targets. AFP
    A Ukrainian Mi-24 fighting helicopter takes off for a mission against Russian targets. AFP
  • A person disembarks the Geo Barents rescue ship, operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Bari, Italy. Reuters
    A person disembarks the Geo Barents rescue ship, operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Bari, Italy. Reuters
  • A reflection of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in the US capital. Reuters
    A reflection of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in the US capital. Reuters
  • Police block a street during a rally called by opposition leader Raila Odinga, who claims the Kenyan presidential election was stolen from him, in Kibera, Nairobi. AFP
    Police block a street during a rally called by opposition leader Raila Odinga, who claims the Kenyan presidential election was stolen from him, in Kibera, Nairobi. AFP
  • A dog is dressed up for a celebration in honour of St Lazarus, the patron saint of dogs, in a church in Masaya, Nicaragua. EPA
    A dog is dressed up for a celebration in honour of St Lazarus, the patron saint of dogs, in a church in Masaya, Nicaragua. EPA
  • Police detain a supporter of India's main opposition Congress party during a protest after its leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from parliament, in New Delhi. Reuters
    Police detain a supporter of India's main opposition Congress party during a protest after its leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from parliament, in New Delhi. Reuters
  • A parrot at the PetXpo Chennai event in India. EPA
    A parrot at the PetXpo Chennai event in India. EPA
  • A deserted train platform during a transport workers’ strike in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. AFP
    A deserted train platform during a transport workers’ strike in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. AFP
  • Ngwiza Khumbulani Moyo, a collector of vintage items, holds an old radio set outside his home in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. AP
    Ngwiza Khumbulani Moyo, a collector of vintage items, holds an old radio set outside his home in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. AP