News in Pics, April 2: Best photos from around the world

Youths dressed in traditional outfits, raise Assyrian flags as they take part in an annual parade to mark the new year, also known as Akitu, in the countryside of the town of Qahtaniya, in Syria's Hasakeh province. Credit: AFP photo.

A security worker supervises the entry to a market, as the coronavirus disease cases exceed one million in Santiago, Chile. Credit: Reuters photo.

Libyans take part in a funeral procession for 12 bodies that were identified from mass graves found in Tarhuna town, 80Km southeast of the capital. Credit: AFP photo.

The Ecuadorean presidential candidate for the CREO movement, Guillermo Lasso (L), greets a member of the party with a fist bump upon arriving in Colta, Ecuador. Credit: AFP photo.

Carlos Scott his wife Jessica and their children Zaire and Ezra get their photo taken at George Floyd Square, while the fourth day of trial continues for Derek Chauvin, who is facing murder charges in the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis. Credit:Reuters photo.

View of a crowded vegetable and fruits market, amid a countrywide spike in coronavirus caes, in India's Jalandhar. Credit: PTI photo.

The statue of Virgin of the Dolores, prepared to be venerated by the faithful, is seen inside a church during the Holy Week, after the annual processions were cancelled due to the coronavirus disease in Ronda, Spain. Credit: Reuters photo.

A person crosses the street during sunset, amid the coronavirus disease in Soweto, South Africa. Credit: Reuters photo.

People socialise in Primrose Hill park with the sun seen behind, as lockdown restrictions are eased in England, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease in London. Credit: Reuters photo.

Kuwaiti policemen control cars at a check point set up on Fourth Ring road, during a curfue imposed by the authorities in abid to stem the spread of the coronavirus, in the capital Kuwait City. Credit: AFP photo.