Tulips in bloom and marathons: Tuesday's top photos

Guardian picture editors select photo highlights from around the world

Main image: Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
A Rohingya boy has his hair cut at a refugee camp. Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

  • Washington, U.S

    Protesters hold up signs as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.
    Washington, U.SProtesters hold up signs as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing.

  • 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.
    Paris, FranceBritish Prime Minister Theresa May enters a car after leaving the Elysee Palace where she asked for an extension to Brexit article 50.

  • Kiambu, Kenya

    A labourer works on a part of the twenty-five kilometres James Gichuru-Rironi Junction road, along Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
    Kiambu, KenyaA labourer works on a part of the twenty-five kilometres James Gichuru-Rironi Junction road, along Nairobi-Nakuru highway.

  • 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
    Workers clean the statue of Sejong the Great in Gwanghwamun Square, Seoul, South Korea

  • 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
    Young children in traditional clothes in Guangzhou, China

  • Yancheng, China

    An aerial photo shows colourful tulips in bloom
    Colourful tulips in bloom in Yancheng, China

  • 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
    A woman takes a selfie in Udaipur, India

  • Banda Aceh, Indonesia

    Soldiers take part in a riot exercise at their military base ahead of the general election on 17 April
    Soldiers take part in a riot exercise in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

  • Genting Highlands, Malaysia

    Spectators cheer as cyclists ride uphill during the fourth stage of the Tour de Langkawi
    Spectators cheer as cyclists ride uphill during the fourth stage of the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia

  • Rahat, Israel

    A Negev Bedouin woman votes in the general election in the majority Bedouin city in the Negev desert
    A Negev Bedouin woman votes in the Israeli general election

  • Berlin, Germany

    The Shape of Things to Come by Jake and Dinos Chapman goes on display at the Beyond exhibition at me Collectors Room. The exhibition of works by seven international artists runs until 18 August
    The Shape of Things to Come by Jake and Dinos Chapman

  • Taikkyi, Myanmar

    The Milky Way is seen behind a statue of Buddha in the Yangon region
    The Milky Way is seen behind a statue of Buddha in Myanmar

  • Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

    A young boy has his hair cut at a refugee camp
    A young boy has his hair cut at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

  • Tisserdimine, Morocco

    People compete in stage two of the 34th Marathon des Sables, an annual ultramarathon race in the Sahara
    People compete in stage two of the 34th Marathon des Sables

  • Philadelphia, US

    A woman climbs on the bough of a tree blooming with flowers on a spring afternoon
    A woman climbs on the bough of a tree in Philadelphia, US

  • Shenyang, China

    A man exercises with an improvised cervical traction device attached to a high bar at a sports complex
    A man exercises with an improvised cervical traction device in Shenyang, China

  • Changji, China

    A helicopter attends the rescue of climbers who were trapped by avalanches
    A helicopter rescues trapped climbers in Changji, China

  • London, UK

    A 1904 aquamarine and diamond tiara by Fabergé is displayed at Christie’s auction house in London. It will go on sale in Geneva in May, with an estimate of £175,000-£260,000
    A 1904 aquamarine and diamond tiara by Fabergé
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