Today's best photos: from tulips in bloom to a reveller in Kathmandu

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Tulips bloom at the Oak Park, in the centre of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA

Bangladesh Navi personnel help clear the area while firefighters try to put out a blaze at the New Super Market, in Dhaka. EPA

A fisherman prepares his boat before setting out for the day on Pingtan island, in China's Fujian province. AFP

A cat sits by mortars ready to be used by the Ukrainian Edelweiss mountain brigade, outside their hideout after they returned from heavy fighting against Russian forces, near Bakhmut, Ukraine. Reuters

Floodwaters cover a street in the re-emerging Tulare Lake, in California. AFP

A man believed to be a suspect, centre on the ground, is detained by police after he allegedly threw a suspicious object, as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Saikazaki port for an election campaign event in Wakayama, western Japan. AP

The Quadriga on top of Berlin's Brandenburg gate is photographed through the mouth of a mock dinosaur, set up by Greenpeace in front of the landmark, during a rally marking the nuclear shutdown in Germany. AP

Seattle Mariners fans crowd near centre fielder Julio Rodriguez for an autograph, before a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, in Washington. Reuters

Muslim worshippers circumambulate around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP

A reveller smeared in vermilion powder celebrates the Bisket Jatra Festival in Thimi in the Bhaktapur District on the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 15, 2023. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)

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