From a hotel bombing in Pakistan to sinkholes in Turkey - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A child runs into the Shark Tunnel at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium, Thailand. AFP

Dancers wait to perform at the International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, during a government-organized trip for foreign journalists. EPA

A couple stands in front of a pink salt field, caused by an absence of rain, in Tainan, Taiwan. AFP

A Hindu priest rotates oil lamps in circular movements as he performs an evening prayer ritual known as 'Aarti' at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, in Prayagraj, India. AP

An electronic screen, installed on the facade of a business tower in St Petersburg, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin during his annual state of the nation address. AP

Security personnel and volunteers arrive at the site of an explosion in Quetta, Pakistan. AFP

Artist and environmental activist Kong Ning prepares inflatable lip-shaped balloons for her latest "Kiss the earth" collection in Beijing, in support of Earth Day. AP

Sinkholes wide enough to swallow a car dot the drought-stricken breadbasket of the Turkish plains, worrying farmers as they multiply and creep closer to residential homes. AFP

US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the US will reach over 200 million Covid-19 vaccine shots this week. AFP

In a boost to Australia's vaccine rollout, Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building is being used as a mass Covid-19 vaccination centre. Getty

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit the 282 East Ham Squadron, Air Training Corps in East London, England. Getty

People walk through mustard plants in the burn zone of Chino Hills State Park, California, US. Reuters

Opposition supporters hold their cell phones during a rally in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in central Moscow, Russia. AFP

Hungary's Sara Peter competes in the women's floor qualifications during the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the St Jakobshalle arena in Basel, Switzerland. AFP

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