The week's best photos
A playful game, a hot step, and more
People participate in the Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in New York City
A newly born Asian elephant peeks out from behind his mother at Zoo Zürich in Switzerland
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa walks towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City
Clouds reflect on the surface of Lake Walchensee in Germany
Two seagulls fight in a pond in Dublin, Ireland
A robot crosses the finish line during the first humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing, China
A man participates in the Passion of Christ reenactment during Good Friday commemorations in Nairobi, Kenya
Students in Chennai hold a moment of silence to honor the victims of the Kashmir attack in India
Children wait for a parade to start during the Lagos Fanti Carnival in Nigeria
People toss a man into the air in Kabul, Afghanistan
An art piece called 'Whale on the Wharf' is made out of plastic waste in London
A man walks over hot coals during the Thimithi ceremony in Durban, South Africa
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