Photos of the Day: Blooming Trees and Soldiers
This photo shows people who compete in stage two of the 34th Marathon des Sables, an annual ultramarathon race in the Sahara. From U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to blooming trees, these highlights of the day represent the most important events that occurred today.
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Washington, U.S
Protesters hold up signs as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.
Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Reuters
Paris, France
British Prime Minister Theresa May enters a car after leaving the Elysee Palace where she asked for an extension to Brexit article 50.
Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA
Kiambu, Kenya
A laborer works on a part of the twenty-five kilometers James Gichuru-Rironi Junction road, along Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA
Seoul, South Korea
Workers clean the statue of Sejong the Great in Gwanghwamun Square. Sejong was the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty, ruling from 1418 to 1450
Photograph: Yonhap/EPA
Guangzhou, China
Young children in traditional clothes attend a first writing ceremony at a festival. They are re-enacting an ancient ceremony carried out when children began their schooling and learned to write
Photograph: Zhong Zhi/Getty Images
Udaipur, India
A woman takes a selfie while participating in the Gangaur festival to worship the Hindu goddess Gauri, the consort of the deity Shiva
Photograph: Himanshu Sharma/AFP/Getty Images
Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Soldiers take part in a riot exercise at their military base ahead of the general election on 17 April
Photograph: Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images
Genting Highlands, Malaysia
Spectators cheer as cyclists ride uphill during the fourth stage of the Tour de Langkawi
Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images
Philadelphia, US
A woman climbs on the bough of a tree blooming with flowers on a spring afternoon
Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP