World of photos, 17 April 2017
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by Fairfax picture editors.
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North Koreans spend their holiday weekend at the indoor swimming pool of Munsu water park on Sunday, April 16, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. A North Korean missile exploded during launch Sunday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, a high-profile failure that comes as a powerful U.S. aircraft supercarrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force. Photo: AP -
![Pilot Michael Loy checks his balloon High Kitty before flying in the Meander over Martinborough event at the Wairarapa ...]()
Pilot Michael Loy checks his balloon High Kitty before flying in the Meander over Martinborough event at the Wairarapa Balloon Festival on April 16, 2017 in Martinborough, New Zealand. Photo: Getty Images -
![Brave the wind Catholic devotees carry gonfalons during Easter Sunday rites in the town of Novogrudok, 150 kilometres ...]()
Brave the wind Catholic devotees carry gonfalons during Easter Sunday rites in the town of Novogrudok, 150 kilometres west of the capital Minsk, Belarus, on Sunday, April 16, 2017. Photo: AP -
![A Russian Orthodox believer holds a candle during the Easter service in Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, ...]()
A Russian Orthodox believer holds a candle during the Easter service in Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, early Sunday, April 16, 2017. Photo: AP -
![In this photo provided by Animal Adventure Park in Binghamton, N.Y., a giraffe named April stands with her new calf on ...]()
In this photo provided by Animal Adventure Park in Binghamton, N.Y., a giraffe named April stands with her new calf on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Her birth was broadcast to an online audience of more than a million viewers. Photo: AP -
![A man and boy have their hair cut in Khazir refugee camp on April 15, 2017 near Mosul, Iraq. Khazir camp, with a ...]()
A man and boy have their hair cut in Khazir refugee camp on April 15, 2017 near Mosul, Iraq. Khazir camp, with a capacity of roughly 30,000 and along with several other camps near the city of Mosul, provides home for the approximately 300,000 people who have fled Iraq's second largest city as Iraqi government forces continue the military campaign to recapture the city from Islamic State who captured it in 2014. Photo: Getty Images -
![North Koreans walk past a model of a rocket at a flower festival as part of celebrations to mark the 105th birth ...]()
North Koreans walk past a model of a rocket at a flower festival as part of celebrations to mark the 105th birth anniversary of late leader Kim Il Sung on Sunday, April 16, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: AP -
![A trio of black swans crosses the fairway to the fifth hole during the final round of the Lotte Championship LPGA golf ...]()
A trio of black swans crosses the fairway to the fifth hole during the final round of the Lotte Championship LPGA golf tournament Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Kapolei, Hawaii. Photo: AP -
![A bald eagle rests on a perch at Eagle Beach State Recreation Area on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska.]()
A bald eagle rests on a perch at Eagle Beach State Recreation Area on Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska. Photo: AP
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