A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 12, 2019
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![Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko react to well-wishers as they visit Kodomonokuni, or Children's Land, marking the 60th anniversary of their royal marriage in Yokohama, near Tokyo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/19fe67cd-2e4d-4a15-9161-cfa58a01366e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko react to well-wishers as they visit Kodomonokuni, or Children's Land, marking the 60th anniversary of their royal marriage in Yokohama, near Tokyo.
![Indian Punjab Police personnel light candles as they pay tribute to the martyrs on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, in Amritsar.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ae68673e-f6fa-4e04-9ba5-ae54ad8f00d0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian Punjab Police personnel light candles as they pay tribute to the martyrs on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, in Amritsar.
![Men mourn the death of a relative at a hospital after a blast at a vegetable market in Quetta, Pakistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/22a4118f-2d3a-4583-b0ee-ff925ebe557c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men mourn the death of a relative at a hospital after a blast at a vegetable market in Quetta, Pakistan.
![Brazilians watch an injured person being carried onto a rescue helicopter after two buildings collapsed in Muzema, an area in Rio de Janeiro that was hit by heavy rain and massive flooding.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e3eff382-cf61-428d-b5c0-4b1084135915_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Brazilians watch an injured person being carried onto a rescue helicopter after two buildings collapsed in Muzema, an area in Rio de Janeiro that was hit by heavy rain and massive flooding.