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News in pictures: Thursday April 25, 2024

A tiger cub earns its bravery stripes as it gets up close and personal with a crocodile in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in India
A tiger cub earns its bravery stripes as it gets up close and personal with a crocodile in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in India
CATERS
The Times
The Red Arrows perform a mixed-formation flypast with the Wings of Storm Croatian aerobatic display team over the shores of Zadar during their spring training in the Balkan country
The Red Arrows perform a mixed-formation flypast with the Wings of Storm Croatian aerobatic display team over the shores of Zadar during their spring training in the Balkan country
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
April’s full moon, known as the “Pink Moon”, sets behind the Balmoral Clock in Edinburgh
April’s full moon, known as the “Pink Moon”, sets behind the Balmoral Clock in Edinburgh
PA
Lucy Kent models a floral gown and headdress by award-winning florist Helen James, inspired by La Primavera, a masterpiece by Botticelli. The design will be on display at the Harrogate Spring Flower Show
Lucy Kent models a floral gown and headdress by award-winning florist Helen James, inspired by La Primavera, a masterpiece by Botticelli. The design will be on display at the Harrogate Spring Flower Show
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Isaac Mburu Wanyoike, left, a professional fencer, trains with teens from the Tsavora Fencing Mtaani club on a rooftop of the Huruma slum in Nairobi, Kenya
Isaac Mburu Wanyoike, left, a professional fencer, trains with teens from the Tsavora Fencing Mtaani club on a rooftop of the Huruma slum in Nairobi, Kenya
EPA
Saharan dust covers the Temple of Apollo in Corinth, Greece, where the climate favours the transfer of warm air masses from Africa
Saharan dust covers the Temple of Apollo in Corinth, Greece, where the climate favours the transfer of warm air masses from Africa
EPA
Common mergansers duck out of their swimming lessons in Mulhouse, eastern France
Common mergansers duck out of their swimming lessons in Mulhouse, eastern France
SOLENT
Fishermen use their boats to cast a bright red net into clear turquoise waters on the Yamuna river in Bangladesh. In this ancient method, eight fishermen are needed to cast the net to catch large fish like pollock, chital, rohu and catla
Fishermen use their boats to cast a bright red net into clear turquoise waters on the Yamuna river in Bangladesh. In this ancient method, eight fishermen are needed to cast the net to catch large fish like pollock, chital, rohu and catla
SOLENT
A southern white rhino calf named Benja plays in the sun while his mother Jaseera watches on at Whipsnade Zoo. At just six weeks old, he already weighs 100kg
A southern white rhino calf named Benja plays in the sun while his mother Jaseera watches on at Whipsnade Zoo. At just six weeks old, he already weighs 100kg
SWNS
The works of Mary Beale on display at the Philip Mould Gallery in London. Beale was an artistic trailblazer, the first female painter in British art to establish a major professional portrait practice in oil paintings
The works of Mary Beale on display at the Philip Mould Gallery in London. Beale was an artistic trailblazer, the first female painter in British art to establish a major professional portrait practice in oil paintings
ALAMY
People take part in a rehearsal of “Les visites sportives”, an experience by Mehdi Kerkouche, an artist and choreographer, at the Louvre in Paris before the city’s Olympic Games
People take part in a rehearsal of “Les visites sportives”, an experience by Mehdi Kerkouche, an artist and choreographer, at the Louvre in Paris before the city’s Olympic Games
AFP
Armenians take part in the annual torch march on the eve of the Genocide Remembrance Day in the capital Yerevan, to mark the 109th anniversary of mass killings under the Ottoman Empire in 1915
Armenians take part in the annual torch march on the eve of the Genocide Remembrance Day in the capital Yerevan, to mark the 109th anniversary of mass killings under the Ottoman Empire in 1915
AFP
Camels race in Al-Arish as part of the Sinai Liberation Day celebrations in Egypt. The camel race is the most popular sport in the Sinai Peninsula
Camels race in Al-Arish as part of the Sinai Liberation Day celebrations in Egypt. The camel race is the most popular sport in the Sinai Peninsula
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