• The light installation 'Odd Dynamics' is projected on to the facade of the Mimara Museum during the fifth Zagreb Festival of Lights, in Zagreb, Croatia, 16 March 2023. The event presented by the Zagreb Tourist Board and the City of Zagreb features 33 attractions in some 28 locations in the capital city. EPA / ANTONIO BAT
    The light installation 'Odd Dynamics' is projected on to the facade of the Mimara Museum during the fifth Zagreb Festival of Lights, in Zagreb, Croatia, 16 March 2023. The event presented by the Zagreb Tourist Board and the City of Zagreb features 33 attractions in some 28 locations in the capital city. EPA / ANTONIO BAT
  • People guard their belongings on top of a building after a landslide triggered by Cyclone Yaku in Peru. Reuters
    People guard their belongings on top of a building after a landslide triggered by Cyclone Yaku in Peru. Reuters
  • Police stand in front of fireworks fired by protesters during a demonstration against the French government's pensions reform. AFP
    Police stand in front of fireworks fired by protesters during a demonstration against the French government's pensions reform. AFP
  • A man walks on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir in Catalonia, Spain as drinking water supplies plunge amid extreme drought. Reuters
    A man walks on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir in Catalonia, Spain as drinking water supplies plunge amid extreme drought. Reuters
  • An intercontinental ballistic missile launched in a drill by the North Korean military at Pyongyang International Airport. EPA
    An intercontinental ballistic missile launched in a drill by the North Korean military at Pyongyang International Airport. EPA
  • Soldiers on an exercise wearing gas masks during a visit by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius in Mahlwinkel, Germany. EPA
    Soldiers on an exercise wearing gas masks during a visit by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius in Mahlwinkel, Germany. EPA
  • Ethiopian-American artist Awol Erizku's 10-metre inflatable art piece 'Gravity', in Hong Kong, which was inspired by Tutankhamun. EPA
    Ethiopian-American artist Awol Erizku's 10-metre inflatable art piece 'Gravity', in Hong Kong, which was inspired by Tutankhamun. EPA

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March 17, 2023

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