Snowy tulips, a giant whale sculpture and a horse in a car: Photos of the day – Thursday

Washington DC

The Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani prepares to bat during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals

Photograph: John McDonnell/AP

Quito, Ecuador

Supporters of Luisa González, the presidential candidate for the Citizen Revolution party, attend a campaign rally

Photograph: Dolores Ochoa/AP

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Workers march on Congress the day before a general strike

Photograph: Daniella Fernandez Realin/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Sydney, Australia

Dave Manchon and his horse Vegemite at a preview of the Royal Easter Show

Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Osaka, Japan

A man walks past the exhibition hall a few days before Expo 2025 opens to the public

Photograph: Richard A Brooks/AFP/Getty Images

Bengaluru, India

Members of the Jain community take part in a procession to celebration the 2,623rd anniversary of the birth of Lord Mahavir Jayanthi

Photograph: Jagadeesh Nv/EPA

Chaman, Pakistan

Afghan refugees arrive at a holding centre near the border on their way back to Afghanistan

Photograph: Abdul Basit/AFP/Getty Images

Kandahar, Afghanistan

Boys attend a high-school class

Photograph: Sanaullah Seiam/AFP/Getty Images

Beit Hanoun, Gaza

Displaced Palestinians take refuge in the Islamic University

Photograph: Mahmoud Abu Hamda/Anadolu/Getty Images

Dutse, Nigeria

Members of the royal guard take part in the Durbar horse procession, which dates to the 15th century

Photograph: Olympia de Maismont/AFP/Getty Images

Karaman, Turkey

Snow-covered tulips in a field in Kızılkuyu village, Göynük district

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Ahlen, Germany

Firefighters tackle a blaze at a plastics processing company

Photograph: Guido Kirchner/DPA Via AP

Port Talbot, Wales

The aftermath of a grass fire

Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

London, England

Whale on the Wharf, a sculpture designed to raise awareness of the ocean plastic crisis. It is made from waste found on Hawaiian beaches and concrete made of spent coffee grounds from nearby cafes and restaurants

Photograph: Matt Alexander/PA