Best photos of March 25: Heavy rain in Sharjah to outdoor exercise in Tehran

A man tries to protect himself from the rain in Sharjah. Antonie Robertson / The National
A boat sails on the Nile near Al Gamaa Bridge, linking Cairo and Giza. AFP
Tourists watch as Mexican navy personnel arrive at Caracol Beach in Boca del Rio to inspect black tar slicks, nearly a month after the first signs of crude oil contamination in Veracruz and Tabasco. Reuters
Traces of blood mark the scene where two men were killed on a motorbike in an Israeli air strike, amid escalating Israel–Hezbollah hostilities in Nabatieh, Lebanon. Reuters
Defence Secretary John Healey, left, waits for the arrival of Yasar Guler, Turkey's Minister of National Defence, before a bilateral meeting in London. PA
A sika deer carrying the interlocked severed head of a rival male that had died after their battle on Notsuke Peninsula in Hokkaido, Japan. PA
A temple worker attaches name cards with wishes of Buddhist followers to lotus lanterns at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul. AFP
Iranians exercise at Pardisan Park, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran. Reuters