• Hindu devotees take part in a traditional gathering to celebrate Holi, the spring festival of colours, at a temple in the Barsana village of India’s Uttar Pradesh state. AFP
    Hindu devotees take part in a traditional gathering to celebrate Holi, the spring festival of colours, at a temple in the Barsana village of India’s Uttar Pradesh state. AFP
  • The moon rises above a building covered in hieroglyphics outside Wafi mall in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak/The National
    The moon rises above a building covered in hieroglyphics outside Wafi mall in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak/The National
  • Waterfalls tumble over the surface of Uluru in the Northern Territory, Australia. Reuters
    Waterfalls tumble over the surface of Uluru in the Northern Territory, Australia. Reuters
  • An aerial view of traffic in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    An aerial view of traffic in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the USA practise during a training session prior to the 2021 ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The event is scheduled to be held from March 24 to March 28, 2021. AFP
    Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the USA practise during a training session prior to the 2021 ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The event is scheduled to be held from March 24 to March 28, 2021. AFP
  • A Palestinian man bathes his camel in the sea during a dust storm in Gaza City. AFP
    A Palestinian man bathes his camel in the sea during a dust storm in Gaza City. AFP
  • German Flores, founder of Burrolandia-Donkeyland embraces a donkey at the sanctuary dedicated to the protection of donkeys saved from mistreatment and abandonment in Otumba, Mexico. Reuters
    German Flores, founder of Burrolandia-Donkeyland embraces a donkey at the sanctuary dedicated to the protection of donkeys saved from mistreatment and abandonment in Otumba, Mexico. Reuters
  • Fiammetta, 10, attends online lessons surrounded by her shepherd father's herd of goats in the mountains, while schools are closed due to Covid restrictions, in Caldes, northern Italy. Reuters
    Fiammetta, 10, attends online lessons surrounded by her shepherd father's herd of goats in the mountains, while schools are closed due to Covid restrictions, in Caldes, northern Italy. Reuters
  • A mahout walks next to his elephant through a busy street in Horana, a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. AFP
    A mahout walks next to his elephant through a busy street in Horana, a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. AFP
  • French national cycling team members train on a track as patients are vaccinated with the Moderna shot at the velodrome national used as a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris. AFP
    French national cycling team members train on a track as patients are vaccinated with the Moderna shot at the velodrome national used as a Covid-19 vaccination centre in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris. AFP
  • A man shields himself from women, who playfully beat him with bamboo sticks during Lathmar Holi celebrations, in the town of Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India. Reuters
    A man shields himself from women, who playfully beat him with bamboo sticks during Lathmar Holi celebrations, in the town of Barsana, Uttar Pradesh, India. Reuters
  • Supporters of Congo's re-elected President Denis Sassou Nguesso gather to celebrate the election results outside the headquarters of the ruling Congolese Labour Party in Brazzaville. Nicknamed the "Emperor" by some peers, the veteran leader won on March 23 another five-year term that will see him steering his country for over four decades. Sassou Nguesso, 77, has already accumulated more than 36 years in office. AFP
    Supporters of Congo's re-elected President Denis Sassou Nguesso gather to celebrate the election results outside the headquarters of the ruling Congolese Labour Party in Brazzaville. Nicknamed the "Emperor" by some peers, the veteran leader won on March 23 another five-year term that will see him steering his country for over four decades. Sassou Nguesso, 77, has already accumulated more than 36 years in office. AFP

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From hillside lessons in Italy to waterfalls at Australia's Uluru - today's best pictures

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March 24, 2021

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