A great white pelican shares a park bench with a man in London, England. Getty Images
A great white pelican shares a park bench with a man in London, England. Getty Images
Rollerbladers at the Eastern Mangroves walkway, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Rollerbladers at the Eastern Mangroves walkway, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
An employee monitors the test printing of the France Pavilion stamp for the Dubai World Expo 2020, at the French national postage stamp printing house in Boulazac, south-west France. AFP
An employee monitors the test printing of the France Pavilion stamp for the Dubai World Expo 2020, at the French national postage stamp printing house in Boulazac, south-west France. AFP
Catholic devotees dressed in costumes representing Roman soldiers prepare to join a procession of the dead Christ, during Holy Week, in Catanauan, Philippines. Getty Images
Catholic devotees dressed in costumes representing Roman soldiers prepare to join a procession of the dead Christ, during Holy Week, in Catanauan, Philippines. Getty Images
A bronze statue of Saint Thomas, from the Cathedral Notre-Dame in Paris, being restored at a workshop in Marsac sur L'Isle, near Bordeaux, France. EPA
A bronze statue of Saint Thomas, from the Cathedral Notre-Dame in Paris, being restored at a workshop in Marsac sur L'Isle, near Bordeaux, France. EPA
Traditional wooden houses in Nuuk, Greenland. The Danish autonomous territory will hold parliamentary elections on April 6. EPA
Traditional wooden houses in Nuuk, Greenland. The Danish autonomous territory will hold parliamentary elections on April 6. EPA
Lava flows from the crater of Mount Merapi, seen from Turi district in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. AFP
Lava flows from the crater of Mount Merapi, seen from Turi district in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. AFP
Firefighters battle to extinguish a blaze at a cardiac surgery centre in Blagoveshchensk, in Russia's Far East. AFP
Firefighters battle to extinguish a blaze at a cardiac surgery centre in Blagoveshchensk, in Russia's Far East. AFP
National Guard personnel leave the Capitol perimeter they were guarding, after a car crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill, Washington, US, killing a police officer. AP Photo
National Guard personnel leave the Capitol perimeter they were guarding, after a car crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill, Washington, US, killing a police officer. AP Photo

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From pelicans in London to firefighters in Russia - today's best pictures

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