• An Afghan hunter carries artificial cranes at a field in Bagram, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Reuters
    An Afghan hunter carries artificial cranes at a field in Bagram, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • Devotees play traditional musical instruments while celebrating 'Sindoor Jatra' vermillion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Reuters
    Devotees play traditional musical instruments while celebrating 'Sindoor Jatra' vermillion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Reuters
  • A woman walks along a snow covered forest edge following a snowfall outside Moscow. AFP
    A woman walks along a snow covered forest edge following a snowfall outside Moscow. AFP
  • Dancers of the Czech National Ballet perform during a costume rehearsal of 'Swan Lake' at the National Theatre in Prague. EPA
    Dancers of the Czech National Ballet perform during a costume rehearsal of 'Swan Lake' at the National Theatre in Prague. EPA
  • Riders compete during the Jeep Sprint Festival in the village of Ozernoe, Kyrgyzstan. AFP
    Riders compete during the Jeep Sprint Festival in the village of Ozernoe, Kyrgyzstan. AFP
  • A person sits on a fallen tree after a storm in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    A person sits on a fallen tree after a storm in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
  • Indonesian men walk with their surf boards at sunset on Tapaktuan beach, Southern Aceh province. AFP
    Indonesian men walk with their surf boards at sunset on Tapaktuan beach, Southern Aceh province. AFP
  • Presidential Guard and police forces link arms as they control the crowd before the arrival of the President Felix Tshisekedi at the airport of Goma, eastern DR Congo. AFP
    Presidential Guard and police forces link arms as they control the crowd before the arrival of the President Felix Tshisekedi at the airport of Goma, eastern DR Congo. AFP
  • An Indian vendor arranges printed portraits of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party president M. K. Stalin in the Tamil Nadu state. AFP
    An Indian vendor arranges printed portraits of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party president M. K. Stalin in the Tamil Nadu state. AFP
  • An Indonesian mahout bathes a Sumatran elephant in Southern Aceh province. AFP
    An Indonesian mahout bathes a Sumatran elephant in Southern Aceh province. AFP
  • Shan ethnic people participate in a rehearsal ahead of a military parade to celebrate 30 years of a ceasefire signed with the Myanmar military. AFP
    Shan ethnic people participate in a rehearsal ahead of a military parade to celebrate 30 years of a ceasefire signed with the Myanmar military. AFP
  • People release a sky lantern to celebrate the annual Songkran, or Thai New Year, in Jinghong in China's southwestern Yunnan province. AFP
    People release a sky lantern to celebrate the annual Songkran, or Thai New Year, in Jinghong in China's southwestern Yunnan province. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for April 15, 2019

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