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World of photos, April 20, 2024
16 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings during jury selection at Manhattan criminal court in New York.Credit:Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo via AP
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Prisoners celebrate after being released from Chikurubi Maximum prison on the outskirts of the capital Harare. Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted amnesty to more than 4,000 prisoners in an independence day amnesty.Credit:AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi
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The outer wall of the Stock Exchange has collapsed towards Boersgade, Copenhagen. A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings on Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables.Credit:Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
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Polling officials carry Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) across a dried riverbed of Brahmaputra on the eve of the national election at Baghmora Chapori (small island) of Majuli, about 350km east of the state capital Guwahati, India.Credit:AP Photo/Anupam Nath
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Invited guests walk by a giant poster shows one of the Louis Vuitton Women’s Voyager Pre-Fall 2024 Collection during a fashion show at the Long Museum in Shanghai, China.Credit:AP Photo/Andy Wong
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People pass by a damaged electric pole caused by flooding due to heavy rains near Chaman area, Pakistan. Lightning and heavy rains led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days of extreme weather to at least 63, as the heaviest downpour in decades flooded villages on the country’s southwestern coast. Flash floods have also killed dozens of people in neighbouring Afghanistan.Credit:AP Photo/Habib Ullah
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A demonstrator wearing a national costume holds a Georgian national flag attends a rally outside the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, to protest against “the Russian law” similar to a law that Russia uses to stigmatise independent news media and organisations seen as being at odds with the Kremlin.Credit:AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov
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Ukrainian servicemen of 65th prepare their tank for the next operation to defend their positions at the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine.Credit:AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko
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Demonstrators chant slogans outside the Columbia University campus in New York. The protesters were calling for the school to divest from corporations they claim profit from the war in the Middle East.Credit:AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
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President Joe Biden boards Air Force One, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is headed to Philadelphia.Credit:AP Photo/Alex Brandon
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People stand in a dark hallway at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. University authorities turned off the hallway lights to save energy after austerity measures by Argentine President Javier Milei included a budget freeze for UBA.Credit:AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko
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Chelsea Pensioner Brian Rolfe walks past a 1949 Bentley MkVI Special “Mallalieu”, as he browses some of the classic cars on display on the press day of the Salon Privé motoring event at Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, England.Credit:Leon Neal/Getty Images
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Douglas Luiz of Aston Villa reacts after a missed chance during the UEFA Europa Conference League 2023/24 Quarter-final second leg match between Lille OSC and Aston Villa at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France.Credit:Alex Pantling/Getty Images
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A model walks the runway at the Marco & Maria fashion show during the Barcelona Bridal Week 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.Credit:Cesc Maymo/Getty Images
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A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo.Credit:AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko
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Max Verstappen drives on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China.Credit:Mark Thompson/Getty Images
