News in Pics, April 19, 2023: Best photos from around the world

Demonstrators take part in a concert of pans to protest during French President Emmanuel Macron’s televised address to the nation. Credit: AFP Photo

A child opens the Koran during prayers at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Credit: AFP Photo

Demonstrators take part in a concert of pans to protest during French President Emmanuel Macron’s televised address. Credit: AFP Photo

A peasant tries to save a banana tree during a fire in La Montañita. Credit: AFP Photo

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A worker cleans a statue of the founder of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin at Moscow Square in front of the House of Soviets in Saint Petersburg. Credit: AFP Photo