A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 8, 2024
![Girls dressed as living goddess Kumari participate in a traditional Newari community music festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-4249-08dc57f05d31_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Girls dressed as living goddess Kumari participate in a traditional Newari community music festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal.
![This image from above shows people taking pictures under crabapple blossoms in Handan, in northern China's Hebei province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-f895-08dc57f05469_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This image from above shows people taking pictures under crabapple blossoms in Handan, in northern China's Hebei province.
![A woman on a boat looks at damaged houses on the banks of Cau River in Vietnam's Bac Ninh province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-0a12-08dc57f05bb1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman on a boat looks at damaged houses on the banks of Cau River in Vietnam's Bac Ninh province.
![People hold candles during a night vigil at the Kigali Arena on the 30th Anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide in Kigali, April 7, 2024.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-e643-08dc57f05950_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People hold candles during a night vigil at the Kigali Arena on the 30th Anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide in Kigali, April 7, 2024.