Today in Pictures, April 16, 2026
Firefighters battle a raging blaze in Kyiv, a cleaning robot in China, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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A firefighter working to extinguish a blaze at a recycling materials site in Kyiv that was hit by a Russian missile strike, amid the war in Ukraine, on April 16.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Yazidis celebrating Red Wednesday, which marks the Yazidi New Year, and the arrival of spring, at Magara village in Sirnak province, Turkey, on April 15.
PHOTO: REUTERS
People throwing sand on sand stupas as they pray during celebrations for the Khmer New Year, known as Nokor Sankranta, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 15.
PHOTO: AFP
A robot from Huibo Robotics demonstrating how it cleans a desk at the 139th China Import and Export Fair, in Guangzhou, on April 15.
PHOTO: AFP
Police trainees throwing their hats into the air during a swearing-in ceremony in Cologne, Germany, on April 15.
PHOTO: REUTERS
North Koreans paying tribute at the statues of late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on April 15, to mark the 114th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, celebrated as the "Day of the Sun".
PHOTO: AFP
FC Barcelona's Fermin Lopez (pictured) colliding with Atletico Madrid's Juan Musso after missing a chance to score in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final match at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, in Madrid, Spain, on April 14.
PHOTO: REUTERS
An olive ridley sea turtle hatchling being released at a beach in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on April 14.
PHOTO: AFP
