From protests in Brussels to a music festival in Wuhan - today's best pictures

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

A demonstrator is knocked down by a water cannon during clashes with riot police at the Bois de La Cambre park in Brussels, Belgium, during a protest against Covid-19 restrictions. AFP

The sun rises behind Sydney Harbour Bridge, with the light diffused by early morning fog and haze, in Sydney, Australia. EPA

Technicians inspect their cars after the qualifying session of the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix, at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao. AFP

Samaritan worshippers arrive to take part in a Passover ceremony on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Samaritans are a community of a few hundred who trace their lineage to the Israelites led by the biblical prophet Moses out of Egypt. AFP

A demonstrator is pushed into the back of a police vehicle during a May Day protest demanding better living conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic, in Nairobi, Kenya. AFP

Fans attend a performance of a rock band at the Strawberry Music Festival, during the Labour Day holiday in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Reuters

Fireworks explode over the Parthenon, during celebrations for the Orthodox Easter, in Athens, Greece. AP Photo

Truck owner Dad Mohammad, 78, centre, sits among the wreckage of fuel tankers and trucks, following an overnight fire on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters

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