Top photos and videos of the day: Sunday, April 27, 2014

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A selection of some of the best photographs from around the world:

The Wizards’ Trevor Booker and teammate Marcin Gortat guard the Bulls’ Taj Gibson Sunday in Washington, D.C. | Getty Images

Victory celebrations by Jonathan Brownlee, Javier Gomez and Igor Polyanskiy at the Elite Men Olympic Distance during the Discovery World Triathlon in Cape Town, South Africa. | Getty Images

A vehicle tops a hill along U.S. Route 56 as a severe thunderstorm moves through the area near Baldwin City, Kan. on Sunday. | AP Photo

An aerial view of St. Peter’s Square is seen as Pope Francis leads a Canonization Mass in which John Paul II and John XXIII were declared saints in Vatican City, Vatican. | Getty Images

Pope Francis (right) meets with Pope emeritus Benedict XVI during the canonisation mass of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. | Getty Images

Robert Streb takes his shot on the fifth hole during the Final Round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana. | Getty Images

Pro-Russian activists prepare to break through the gate in front of TRK Donbass television station in Donetsk, Ukraine. A group of about 500 activists marched to the building and met little resistance as they broke through the gate and the front door of the facility to take control of the building. Several bands of activists, similar to those in Donetsk, have been occupying government buildings in other eastern Ukraine cities in recent weeks. | Getty Images

Dele Sosimi performs with the Afrobeat Orchestra during the Sundance London Film and Music Festival 2014 at 02 Arena in London, England. | Getty Images

Executive producer Morgan Spurlock attends the “A Brony Tale” Premiere during the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival at Chelsea Bow Tie Cinemas in New York City. | Getty Images

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