Today in Pictures, April 17, 2026
Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon, tourists in South Korea, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Pope Leo XIV speaking with a man as he attended a meeting for peace with the community of Bamenda, in Saint Joseph’s Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, on April 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Tourists jumping for a group photo in Gyeongbokgung Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty, in Seoul, South Korea, on April 16, 2026. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the number of foreign tourists increased by 23 per cent from a year earlier to 4.76 million in the first quarter, marking the highest first-quarter figure on record.
PHOTO:EPA
Supporters holding their mobile phones with lights on during the final pre-election event of Bulgaria’s former president Rumen Radev’s “Progressive Bulgaria” political coalition, in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 16, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP
France’s Air Force elite aerobatic flying team Patrouille de France releasing trails in France’s national colours during a training session at 701 Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, south-eastern France, on April 15, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP
An airplane flying past the sun during sunrise in Panama City, Panama, on April 15, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP
Relatives of the victims of a school shooting mourning before their funeral prayers at a mosque in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, on April 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A man and his wife playing with their children at their temporary shelter in a technical school following news of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, in Tyre, south Lebanon, on April 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
An exhibitor setting up a booth ahead of the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meetings and Exhibits, in Houston, Texas, the US, on April 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
