Best photos of March 23: Protests in Istanbul to Earth Hour in Rio de Janeiro

  • Turkish riot police spray tear gas onto a protester during a demonstration outside Istanbul's city hall to support Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu following his arrest. AFP
    Turkish riot police spray tear gas onto a protester during a demonstration outside Istanbul's city hall to support Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu following his arrest. AFP
  • A whirling dervish spins at a restaurant ahead of iftar, the evening meal breaking the Ramadan fast, in front of Bab Al Futuh, one of the remaining gates of the old city of Cairo, Egypt. AP
    A whirling dervish spins at a restaurant ahead of iftar, the evening meal breaking the Ramadan fast, in front of Bab Al Futuh, one of the remaining gates of the old city of Cairo, Egypt. AP
  • People walk on a flooded street after heavy rains in Pucallpa, Peruvian Amazon. AFP
    People walk on a flooded street after heavy rains in Pucallpa, Peruvian Amazon. AFP
  • Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Gaza city. EPA
    Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Gaza city. EPA
  • Gregoire Munster of Belgium drives his Ford Puma Rally 1 car during day three of Rally Safari 2025, in Naivasha, Kenya. EPA
    Gregoire Munster of Belgium drives his Ford Puma Rally 1 car during day three of Rally Safari 2025, in Naivasha, Kenya. EPA
  • Hikers make their way through the Ladder Canyon and Painted Canyon trails in the Mecca Hills Wilderness at the Chuckwalla National Monument near Coachella, California. Reuters
    Hikers make their way through the Ladder Canyon and Painted Canyon trails in the Mecca Hills Wilderness at the Chuckwalla National Monument near Coachella, California. Reuters
  • An Indonesian Muslim woman reads the Quran while others take sleeping breaks as they spend the night in worship at the Al Akbar Mosque on the 23rd night of Ramadan, in Surabaya. AFP
    An Indonesian Muslim woman reads the Quran while others take sleeping breaks as they spend the night in worship at the Al Akbar Mosque on the 23rd night of Ramadan, in Surabaya. AFP
  • The Christ the Redeemer statue stands with its lights turned off during an hour of voluntary darkness for the global "Earth Hour" campaign in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP
    The Christ the Redeemer statue stands with its lights turned off during an hour of voluntary darkness for the global "Earth Hour" campaign in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AP