Today in Pictures, April 12, 2024
A Scoot passenger jet handover ceremony in Brazil, a traditional hot air balloon festival in Indonesia, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
Participants preparing to take off at the traditional hot air balloon festival, an annual event since 1950 during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, in Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia, on April 11.
PHOTO: AFP
The first of nine new Embraer E190-E2 jets being handed over to Scoot, Singapore’s budget carrier, during a ceremony on April 11 at Embraer’s headquarters in the city of Sao Jose dos Campos in Brazil.
ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at a reception with overseas Singaporeans at Hotel le Marois in Paris on April 11.
PHOTO: LIANEHE ZAOBAO
Performers riding bicycles during a parade to celebrate the upcoming Thai New Year, locally known as Songkran, in Bangkok on April 11.
PHOTO: AFP
Muslims taking part in Eid al-Fitr prayers, which mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, on April 11.
PHOTO: AFP
Displaced Palestinian girls playing at the beach in southern Gaza’s Rafah on April 11, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group.
PHOTO: AFP
Palestinians looking at billowing smoke during Israeli’s bombardment of the Firas market area in Gaza City on April 11.
PHOTO: AFP
Palestinians mourning over the body of Mohammad Shahmawi following an army raid by Israeli forces in the al-Faraa camp in the occupied West Bank on April 12.
PHOTO: AFP
Embroidered works on display on the second floor of Kim Choo Kueh Chang store during a media preview of the Heritage Activation Node @ Katong-Joo Chiat Launch Festival on April 12, 2024. Katong-Joo Chiat is known for its rich and varied heritage and culture, with colourful shophouses, traditional businesses, hip cafes, and a vibrant community.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Italy's Lorenzo Musetti (left) playing a backhand return to Serbia's Novak Djokovic during their Monte Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament round of 16 tennis match at the Monte Carlo Country Club on April 11, 2024.
PHOTO: AFP