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Crimean flags float in the wind near the monument dedicated to Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin in Simferopol’s Lenin Square, on March 15, 2014. Ukraine braced for a breakaway vote in Crimea as deadly violence flared again in the ex-Soviet country’s tinderbox east amid the biggest East-West showdown since the Cold War. Filippo Monteforte / AFP -
A woman writes a message for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane. Investigators have concluded that one or more people with significant flying experience hijacked the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. Lai Seng Sin / AP -
Palestinians warm themselves during a rainy day at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Mohammed Salem / REUTERS -
Visitors enjoy music during a fountain show in front of Olympic cauldron at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games. Sergei Chirikov / EPA -
Jack Peak, 5, casts a shadow across a chalk portrait of Salvador Dali chalked by William Godfrey as kids, artists, and artist kids gather at the Brooks Museum in Memphis, Tenn. Jim Webber/ AP -
A boy stands in front of the Crimean parliament building, with members of Crimean self-defence units seen in the background, Thomas Peter / REUTERS -
Indian widows smeared in gulal (colored powder) look on they and others participate in Holi celebrations in Vrindavan. Prakash Singh / AFP -
People hold a Soviet flag as they take part in a pro-Russian rally in the Black Sea Ukrainian city of Odessa. Alexey Kravtsov / AFP -
A man rides a bicycle on the Esplanade du Trocadero in front of the Eiffel tower, in Paris. Ludovic Marin / AFP -
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