Screens at the Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand, show Buddhists gathering remotely on Zoom to mark Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. Reuters
Screens at the Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand, show Buddhists gathering remotely on Zoom to mark Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. Reuters
Waves bring debris ashore from the burning Singaporean ship 'MV X-Press Pearl', which is anchored off Colombo port in Sri Lanka. AP
Waves bring debris ashore from the burning Singaporean ship 'MV X-Press Pearl', which is anchored off Colombo port in Sri Lanka. AP
The supermoon rises above El Pilar Basilica in Zaragoza, Spain. EPA
The supermoon rises above El Pilar Basilica in Zaragoza, Spain. EPA
Former police inspector Philip Gough is seen through a row of cell doors at Bow Street Police Museum in London, England. The site was once a police station, where he served from 1989 until it closed in 1992. Getty
Former police inspector Philip Gough is seen through a row of cell doors at Bow Street Police Museum in London, England. The site was once a police station, where he served from 1989 until it closed in 1992. Getty
Waves break on a beach after Cyclone Yaas hit the Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal state in India. Reuters
Waves break on a beach after Cyclone Yaas hit the Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal state in India. Reuters
The ground floor of an apartment block in Singapore is turned into a rainbow walkway for a few hours by art group Very Small Exhibition. Reuters
The ground floor of an apartment block in Singapore is turned into a rainbow walkway for a few hours by art group Very Small Exhibition. Reuters
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with 36 British OneWeb satellites on the launch pad at the Vostochny cosmodrome, near the Russian city of Uglegorsk. AFP
A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with 36 British OneWeb satellites on the launch pad at the Vostochny cosmodrome, near the Russian city of Uglegorsk. AFP
Residents of Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, leave their homes after authorities ordered an evacuation over fears that a nearby volcano will erupt for the second time this month. AFP
Residents of Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, leave their homes after authorities ordered an evacuation over fears that a nearby volcano will erupt for the second time this month. AFP
Lightning strikes above Washington, DC. The storm delayed a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Cincinnati Reds. Reuters
Lightning strikes above Washington, DC. The storm delayed a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Cincinnati Reds. Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron looks at the images of genocide victims during a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda. About 250,000 victims of the 1994 massacres are buried in Kigali. AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron looks at the images of genocide victims during a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda. About 250,000 victims of the 1994 massacres are buried in Kigali. AFP

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From celebrating Buddha's birthday virtually to Macron in Rwanda - today's best pictures

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