• A protester joins a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, wearing improvised tear gas protection. AFP
    A protester joins a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, wearing improvised tear gas protection. AFP
  • An ice surfer skates across the frozen Baltic Sea off the coast of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. AFP
    An ice surfer skates across the frozen Baltic Sea off the coast of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. AFP
  • Pupils at senior 4 candidate level in Mbogo Mixed Secondary School, Wakison, Uganda, line up for inspection before their final exams. Pupils across Uganda are facing their finals a year after the government closed all schools to curb the spread of coronavirus. AFP
    Pupils at senior 4 candidate level in Mbogo Mixed Secondary School, Wakison, Uganda, line up for inspection before their final exams. Pupils across Uganda are facing their finals a year after the government closed all schools to curb the spread of coronavirus. AFP
  • A pigeon takes flight against a background of the Giza pyramids in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. AFP
    A pigeon takes flight against a background of the Giza pyramids in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. AFP
  • A Buddhist monk ascends the steps to visit the Wat Rong Khun, or White Temple, in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. AFP
    A Buddhist monk ascends the steps to visit the Wat Rong Khun, or White Temple, in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand. AFP
  • Swedish ski jumper Astrid Norstedt trains for the 2021 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, which take place at the Schattenbergschanze hill in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, until March 7 . Reuters
    Swedish ski jumper Astrid Norstedt trains for the 2021 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, which take place at the Schattenbergschanze hill in Oberstdorf, Bavaria, until March 7 . Reuters
  • A Kashmiri artisan is reflected in a mirror as he heats up a copper plate during the galvanising process at a workshop in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Reuters
    A Kashmiri artisan is reflected in a mirror as he heats up a copper plate during the galvanising process at a workshop in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Reuters
  • Girls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in north-west Nigeria are pictured after their release in Zamfara state. Reuters
    Girls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in north-west Nigeria are pictured after their release in Zamfara state. Reuters
  • The city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is marking the 90th anniversary of the statue of Christ the Redeemer on Mount Corcovado this week. The celebrations coincide with the 456th anniversary of the founding of Rio, which today is Brazil's biggest city after Sao Paulo. Getty
    The city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is marking the 90th anniversary of the statue of Christ the Redeemer on Mount Corcovado this week. The celebrations coincide with the 456th anniversary of the founding of Rio, which today is Brazil's biggest city after Sao Paulo. Getty
  • Former senator Jean Charles Moise, leader of the Pitit Desalin Party, accompanies Haitian protesters on horseback as they march through the streets of Port-au-Prince to denounce a year of President Jovenel Moise's rule by decree. AFP
    Former senator Jean Charles Moise, leader of the Pitit Desalin Party, accompanies Haitian protesters on horseback as they march through the streets of Port-au-Prince to denounce a year of President Jovenel Moise's rule by decree. AFP
  • Sunset by the sea at West Kirby on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England, about 20 kilometres from the north-west city of Liverpool. AFP
    Sunset by the sea at West Kirby on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England, about 20 kilometres from the north-west city of Liverpool. AFP

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From Haitians on horseback to surfing on ice in Helsinki – today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

Tim Knowles
Tim Knowles

March 03, 2021

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