World in focus - best photos for April 29, 2018

Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world

Shaolin martial arts students perform Kung Fu suspended on wires in a rehearsal for a live-action night show in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. Reuters

Ning Ding of China in action against Mouma Das of India during the game between China and India in the group stage of the Table Tennis Team World Championships in Halmstad, Sweden. Christian Bruna / EPA

William Buick riding Pakistan Star wins Race 8, Audemars Piguet QE11 Cup on Champions Day at Sha Tin racecourse in Hong Kong. Vince Caligiuri / Getty Images

The Jeeper balloon, a prototype of an ecological balloon, created on the initiative of the club "Les Aeronautes de Monaco", is being inflated before taking off from the square in front of the Prince's Palace of Monaco, for a five-hour flight, as part of the "Next Generation Project". Valery Hache / AFP

Teemu Suninen of Finland drives his Ford Fiesta R5 on day two of Rally Argentina 2018 in Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba, Argentina. EPA

Sri Lankan Buddhist devotees attend religious observances on Vesak Full Moon Poya day at the Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya temple near Colombo, Sri Lanka. Vesak is the full moon day which marks Buddha's birthday, enlightenment, death and his passing into Nirvana. The Buddhist majority populating Sri Lanka celebrates this day with religious observances and colourfully lit lanterns, pandals and 'dansalas', where food and refreshments are offered to pedestrians. MA Pushpa Kumara / EPA

Arthur Abraham of Germany and Patrick Nielsen of Denmark exchange punches during their WBO international super middleweight title fight at Baden-Arena in Offenburg, Germany. Matthias Hangst / Getty Images

Golden State Warriors' Quinn Cook drives to the basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half in Game 1 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series in Oakland, California. Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo

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