Eye on the world – April 20 2021

Six of the best pictures of the day

Phoenix Robles confronts a passerby down the street from the Brooklyn Center Police Department as protests demanding justice for Daunte Wright continue in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
Phoenix Robles confronts a passerby down the street from the Brooklyn Center Police Department as protests demanding justice for Daunte Wright continue in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. (Nicholas Pfosi )
A woman feeds her dog while celebrating Israel’s Independence Day, which marks the 73rd anniversary of the creation of the state, in Times Square in New York City.
A woman feeds her dog while celebrating Israel’s Independence Day, which marks the 73rd anniversary of the creation of the state, in Times Square in New York City. (Caitlin Ochs )
A man fixes a flat tyre on a car covered in ash after a series of eruptions from La Soufriere volcano in Orange Hill, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
A man fixes a flat tyre on a car covered in ash after a series of eruptions from La Soufriere volcano in Orange Hill, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. (Robertson S Henry)
A farmer drives a tractor in his field while planting potatoes in Tilloy-lez-Cambrai, near Cambrai, France.
A farmer drives a tractor in his field while planting potatoes in Tilloy-lez-Cambrai, near Cambrai, France. (Pascal Rossignol)
People gather at the site where train carriages derailed in Qalioubia province, north of Cairo, Egypt.
People gather at the site where train carriages derailed in Qalioubia province, north of Cairo, Egypt. (Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
Kiwi travellers embrace as quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand begins at Sydney International Airport.
Kiwi travellers embrace as quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand begins at Sydney International Airport. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)

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