Alkmaar, the Netherlands
Cheese wheel carriers run during the opening of the first cheese market of the season, the traditional ‘ring the bell’ ceremony
Photograph: Remko de Waal/EPA
Durban, South Africa
A man celebrates Good Friday with a baptism in the Indian Ocean
Photograph: Rogan Ward/Reuters
Maghazi, Gaza
Palestinians walk past damaged and destroyed buildings in a refugee camp
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Deir al-Balah, Gaza
Zakariya al-Sersek, 12, helps Palestinians injured in Israeli attacks at al-Aqsa hospital
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Jurm, Afghanistan
A farmer with his cows ploughs a field against snow-capped mountains in Badakhshan province
Photograph: Omer Abrar/AFP/Getty Images
Srinagar, India
An improvising waterskier on Dal Lake in Kashmir
Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA
Naivasha, Kenya
Spectators look on as British driver Elfyn Evans negotiates a corner during the World Rally Championship Safari Rally
Photograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images
Dover, UK
Lorries on the A20 wait to enter the Port of Dover in Kent to catch their ferries as the getaway continues for the Easter weekend
Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Mexico City, Mexico
Members of Los Judas de Santo Domingo aboard a motorcycle with residents of Pedregal de Santo Domingo in a procession for the Holy Week celebrations
Photograph: Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Milan, Italy
Superheroes deliver Easter eggs to children hospitalised in the De Marchi clinic
Photograph: Piero Cruciatti/AFP/Getty Images
Istanbul, Turkey
A whirling dervish performs the sufi Sema-Semah-Devran ceremony at Atatürk Cultural Center
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Bhaktapur, Nepal
Dancers await their turn during the Nawa Durga Nach Hindu festival on the outskirts of Kathmandu
Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images
Komotini, Greece
Members of the Turkish community prepare for their mass iftar tradition during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Guwahati, India
Christians reenact the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to mark Good Friday
Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP
Taizhou, China
Maintenance workers at a solar farm and fishery in Jiangsu province
Photograph: Costfoto/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Afar, Ethiopia
A man walks through a salt canyon near Dallol, in the Danakil Depression, one of the hottest, most inhospitable place on earth
Photograph: Michele Spatari/AFP/Getty Images
Havana, Cuba
Diana Ruiz sits next to her son at their home amid an economic crisis that has resulted in a food shortage and regular blackouts across the country
Photograph: Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images
Infanta, Philippines
Flagellants wearing dried banana leaves and colourful headdresses whip their backs during Good Friday lenten rites
Photograph: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
New York, US
Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton participate in a fundraising event at Radio City Music Hall
Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP
New York, US
Hundreds of supporters of Palestinians protest outside Radio City Music Hall while inside Biden is joined by Obama and Clinton for a fundraising event
Photograph: Andrea Renault/Zuma/Shutterstock
New York, US
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash with NYPD officers near Radio City Music Hall during Biden’s fundraiser
Photograph: Alex Kent/Getty Images
Massapequa, US
Donald Trump speaks to the media after attending the wake NYPD officer Jonathan Diller, who was shot and killed
Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Irpin, Ukraine
A man cries at a memorial for victims of the conflict with Russia
Photograph: Ukrinform/Rex/Shutterstock
Ciudád Juarez, Mexico
People build their own bridge to cross the border into the US
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Frankfurt, Germany
Members of the Italian community take part in a reenactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday
Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Straumur, Iceland
The aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, fills the night sky
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
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