The week in pictures ... When Donald Trump met Xi Jinping

A choice selection of the week’s most striking images from around the world:

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U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.

REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Sergio Garcia of Spain celebrates winning the Masters with a putt on the 18th green during a playoff against Justin Rose of England in the final round of the 2017 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, U.S.

REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Penitents of La Paz (The Peace) brotherhood walk to a church before taking part in a procession during Holy Week in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain

REUTERS/Jesus Moron

Peterbald kittens sit inside their cage during a regional cat exhibition in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

A demonstrator wears a homemade gas mask while rallying against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela.

REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth watches as Prince Philip feeds an elephant during a visit to Whipsnade Zoo where the Queen opened the new Centre for Elephant Care, in Dunstable, Britain.

REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Relatives mourn the victims of the Palm Sunday bombings during the funeral at the Monastery of Saint Mina “Deir Mar Mina” in Alexandria, Egypt

REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Bangladeshi girls return home after school hours in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.