Ukraine's war grinds on, and more from the world

REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

A firefighter works at the site of a recyclable materials warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 16 April 2026.

Thibaud MORITZ / AFP

France's Air Force elite aerobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" releases trails of France's national colours as they take part in a training session at 701 Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, south-eastern France, on 15 April 2026.

MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP

An airplane passes in front of the sun during sunrise in Panama City on 15 April 2026.

cheng-chia huang / AFP

Fireworks go off above hanging red lanterns during the annual Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage event in Taichung on 17 April 2026.

Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP

A cuvier dwarf caiman reacts in its enclosure at the Parc zoologique de Paris, also known as the Zoo de Vincennes, in Paris, on 17 April 2026.

AP Photo/Asghar Besharati

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, 18 April 2026.

REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Lightning strikes above the Mohammad Al Amin Mosque after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Beirut, Lebanon, on 17 April 2026.

JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP

A reenactor dressed as a British soldier fires during a battle reenactment of the Battle of Lexington and Concord as part of Patriots' Day celebrations in Lexington, Massachusetts, on 18 April 2026.