• A drone view shows a person surfing at an artificial wave pool in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
    A drone view shows a person surfing at an artificial wave pool in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
  • Syrian Kurd children hold each other's hands as they prepare to celebrate the spring festival of Nowruz in Afrin, Syria. Reuters
    Syrian Kurd children hold each other's hands as they prepare to celebrate the spring festival of Nowruz in Afrin, Syria. Reuters
  • Vietnamese People’s Navy Quang Trung, and US Navy's USS Fitzgerald enter Sydney Harbour ahead of the Kakadu International Fleet Review, a biennial maritime exercise marking 125 years of the Australian Navy, in Sydney, Australia. Reuters
    Vietnamese People’s Navy Quang Trung, and US Navy's USS Fitzgerald enter Sydney Harbour ahead of the Kakadu International Fleet Review, a biennial maritime exercise marking 125 years of the Australian Navy, in Sydney, Australia. Reuters
  • Kyle Garland of the US competes in the men's heptathlon high jump event during the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland. AFP
    Kyle Garland of the US competes in the men's heptathlon high jump event during the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland. AFP
  • People watch as the shape of a serpent is cast in shadows on the El Castillo pyramid in Chichen Itza on the day of the equinox, Yucatan State, Mexico. AFP
    People watch as the shape of a serpent is cast in shadows on the El Castillo pyramid in Chichen Itza on the day of the equinox, Yucatan State, Mexico. AFP
  • A person walks through blizzard conditions as Environment Canada issued a Yellow Warning with temperatures dropping to -26 degrees Celsius, in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Reuters
    A person walks through blizzard conditions as Environment Canada issued a Yellow Warning with temperatures dropping to -26 degrees Celsius, in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Reuters
  • A drone photo of emergency services inspecting the damage in Jerusalem's Old City after Iran launched missiles towards Jerusalem, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran. Reuters
    A drone photo of emergency services inspecting the damage in Jerusalem's Old City after Iran launched missiles towards Jerusalem, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran. Reuters
  • A kangaroo hops on the course during the third round of the 2026 Australian WPGA Championship at Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club on the Gold Coast, Australia. EPA
    A kangaroo hops on the course during the third round of the 2026 Australian WPGA Championship at Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club on the Gold Coast, Australia. EPA
  • Muslim devotees offer Eid Al Fitr prayers, which marks the end of Ramadan, at Alamgir Mosque, right, along the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi. AFP
    Muslim devotees offer Eid Al Fitr prayers, which marks the end of Ramadan, at Alamgir Mosque, right, along the banks of the river Ganges in Varanasi. AFP
  • The Biker Buddies Eid Brotherhood Ride gets under way in the UAE, spanning a route of 280km from Dubai to the Kalba Corniche, Sharjah. Antonie Robertson / The National
    The Biker Buddies Eid Brotherhood Ride gets under way in the UAE, spanning a route of 280km from Dubai to the Kalba Corniche, Sharjah. Antonie Robertson / The National

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Best photos of March 21: Surfing in Brazil to Biker Buddies in Dubai

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March 21, 2026

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Updated: March 21, 2026, 9:27 AM
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