The weekend in pictures

A selection of some of the best images from around the world this weekend including tulips in Amsterdam and a pair of cocks in Mexico City

  • San Bartolomé de los Pinares, Spain

    A man and his horse stand near a fire during the annual religious celebration of Luminarias
    San Bartolome de los Pinares, Spain A man and his horse stand near a fire during the annual religious celebration of Luminariason the night before Saint Anthony's, patron of animals

  • Manila, Philippines

    Nuns wait for Pope Francis to conduct mass at Rizal Park. The events attracted an estimated six million worshippers, the largest ever audience for a head of the Catholic church
    Manila, Philippines Nuns wait for Pope Francis conducts mass at the Rizal Park. The events attracted an estimated six million worshippers, the largest ever audience for a head of the Catholic church

  • New York, US

    Artist Sebastian Errazuriz yawns while posing for pictures as his video installation titled A Pause in the City That Never Sleeps is projected in Times Square
    New York, US Artist Sebastian Errazuriz yawns while posing for pictures as his video installation titled A Pause in the City That Never Sleeps is projected on screens in Times Square

  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Children cool off while being sprayed with water on Copacabana beach
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Children cool off while being sprayed with water on Copacabana beach

  • Mexico City, Mexico

    A woman holds a pair of roosters as they receive blessings from a priest outside the church of San Fernando on the feast day of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of domestic animals
    A woman holds a pair of roosters as they receive blessings from a priest outside the San Fernado Catholic church on the feast day of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of domestic animals

  • Pilsen, Czech Republic

    Tightrope walker David Dimitri performs during the opening celebrations to mark the city’s status as European Capital of Culture for 2015. Pilsen shares the title with Mons in Belgium
    Pilsen, Czech Republic A tightrope walker David Dimitri performs during the opening celebrations to mark the city's status as European Capital of Culture for 2015. Pilsen shares the title with Mons in Belgium.

  • Kirkuk, Iraq

    A boy from the Yazidi sect looks on after being freed with hundreds of other members of the minority community after being held captive by Islamic State (Isis) for 5 months
    Kirkuk, Iraq A boy from the Yazidi sect looks on after being freed with hundreds of other members of the minority community after being held cptive by Islamic State (Isis) for 5 months

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Flowers are displayed outside the Royal Palace on Dutch National Tulip Day in Dam Square
    Amsterdam, Netherlands Flowers are displayed outside the Royal Palace on Dutch National Tulip Day in Dam Square

  • Ukraine, Kiev

    A new recruit to the Azov battalion embraces his partner before he and other volunteers depart for the frontline in their battle with separatist forces in the east of the country
    Ukraine, Kiev A recruit to the Azov battalion embraces his partner before he and other volunteers depart for the frontline in their battle with separatist forces in the east of the country

  • Thaining, Germany

    A tree stands on a snow-covered hill
    Thaining, Germany A tree stands on a snow-covered hill

  • Minsk, Belarus

    A judge holds a cat during an international cat competition
    Minsk, Belarus An judge holds a cat during the best cat of Belarus international cat exhibition

  • Hunga Ha’apai, Tonga

    Seabirds fly on thermals from the eruption of a volcano on the uninhabited island
    Hunga Ha'apai, Tonga: Seabirds fly on thermals from the eruption of a volcano on the uninhabited island.
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