Spring snow and a canal cruise: photos of the day – Friday

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Manila, Philippines

Motorcyclists manoeuvre through heavy traffic

Motorcyclists manoeuvre through heavy traffic on a wide tree-lined road

London, UK

The British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, takes part in a cricket practice session while meeting participants in the African-Caribbean Engagement (Ace) programme on a visit to the Oval

Rishi Sunak strikes a cricket ball with a bat in a practice net as young people stand behind in the slips

Tokyo, Japan

People admire illuminated cherry trees in bloom at Chidorigafuchi Moat at night. Japan’s Meteorological Agency confirmed yesterday that the flowers on a sample Someiyoshino cherry tree in the Yasukuni Shrine were in full bloom 13 days later than average

Tokyo, JapanPeople look at illuminated cherry trees in bloom at Chidorigafuchi Moat at night. Japan’s Meteorological Agency confirmed yesterday that the flowers on a sample Someiyoshino cherry tree in the Yasukuni Shrine were in full bloom 13 days later than average

Bethlehem, West Bank

A Palestinian woman in a wheelchair waits to cross at an Israeli checkpoint, as worshippers head to Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound for Friday noon prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

A woman in a wheelchair gestures with her hand as she faces an Israeli soldier who stands with his hands in his pockets

Columbus, US

The Columbus Blue Jackets player Erik Gudbranson greets his four-year-old daughter, Zoey, before an NHL ice hockey game against the New York Islanders in Ohio

Erik Gudbranson smiles to his daughter as he looks through the protective screen at the edge of an ice-hockey rink

Long Island, US

Police officers gather outside a church in Massapequa Park at a funeral service for Jonathan Diller. Diller, 31, who was shot dead during a traffic stop, was the first New York City police officer to be killed in the line of duty in two years

Hundreds of police officers standing to attention next to a road

Kimbulapitiya, Sri Lanka

A worker makes firecrackers on the outskirts of Colombo before the Sinhala and Tamil new year celebrations

A man with silvery-stained hands holds out a bunch of firecrackers

Montreal, Canada

A pedestrian makes their way across an icy road as a spring storm brings more than 20cm of snow

A person crosses a road lined with snow-covered cars and trees

Adelaide, Australia

Connor Rozee of the Port Adelaide Power leads his team out for the team’s round-four AFL match against the Essendon Bombers

Australian rules football players walk up along a crowd-lined tunnel to the pitch as fireworks go off

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

A tourist boat cruises along a canal

A tourist boat cruises along a canal lined with five-storey buildings

Caracas, Venezuela

Students in Bolivar Square lift up their cuatros during the musical instrument’s national day. The cuatro is a four-stringed instrument of colonial origin in the guitar family and is an important part of folk music in Venezuela and Colombia

People dressed in white hold cuatros in the air

New York, US

A volume on display at the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America’s international book fair at the Park Avenue Armory

An opened antiquarian book showing religious illustrations with the sentence 'Don Filippe Por La Gracia De Dios' at the foot of the pages

Donetsk region, Ukraine

Ukrainian soldiers of the 23rd Mechanised Brigade wait to go towards the frontline in the direction of Avdiivka

Ukrainian soldiers stand about with machine guns

Paris, France

A Christie’s employee adjusts the 1760 painting Le melon entamé by Jean Siméon Chardin. The painting is due to be auctioned on 12 June

A woman wearing white gloves adjusts the hanging of  an oval-shaped still life of fruit

Samut Sakhon, Thailand

A train passes by market stalls at Maha Chai station. The service is known for its proximity to the stalls while passing through the bazaar

A train approaches a station platform lined with market displays of fruit, vegetables and flowers

Washington DC, US

Onlookers take pictures as the US president, Joe Biden, speaks to Archbishop Elpidophoros on Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House

People hold up smartphones to take pictures of Joe Biden and Archbishop Elpidophoros
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