• Hindu devotees pray as they are sprayed with colours by a priest on a temple premises during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
    Hindu devotees pray as they are sprayed with colours by a priest on a temple premises during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
  • Algerians take part in a demonstration in the capital Algiers against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. AFP
    Algerians take part in a demonstration in the capital Algiers against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. AFP
  • France's Kylian Mbappe and teammates run during a training session in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. AFP
    France's Kylian Mbappe and teammates run during a training session in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines. AFP
  • A gallery assistant poses beside a fresco during the reopening of The Painted Hall, Old Royal Navy College in London. Reuters
    A gallery assistant poses beside a fresco during the reopening of The Painted Hall, Old Royal Navy College in London. Reuters
  • Members of biker gangs perform the haka in front of a gathering of people as a tribute to victims of the shootings in Christchurch. AFP
    Members of biker gangs perform the haka in front of a gathering of people as a tribute to victims of the shootings in Christchurch. AFP
  • Women walk across the landmark pedestrian crossing in Tokyo's Shibuya district. AFP
    Women walk across the landmark pedestrian crossing in Tokyo's Shibuya district. AFP
  • A breakdance competitor performs during the French final of the Red Bull BC One Cypher competition in Lyon. AFP
    A breakdance competitor performs during the French final of the Red Bull BC One Cypher competition in Lyon. AFP
  • The 37-meter-long 'KAWS:HOLIDAY' 'Companion' inflatable sculpture sitting at a dockyard in Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. EPA
    The 37-meter-long 'KAWS:HOLIDAY' 'Companion' inflatable sculpture sitting at a dockyard in Tsing Yi, Hong Kong. EPA
  • An exterior view of a restaurant named 'Under', semi-submerged beneath the waters of the North Atlantic in Lindesnes, Norway. EPA
    An exterior view of a restaurant named 'Under', semi-submerged beneath the waters of the North Atlantic in Lindesnes, Norway. EPA
  • Figures that are part of a Fallas monument burn during the finale of the Fallas festival, in Valencia. Reuters
    Figures that are part of a Fallas monument burn during the finale of the Fallas festival, in Valencia. Reuters
  • Migrants attempt to enter the United States illegally from the Playas Tijuana area in the Mexican state of Baja. EPA
    Migrants attempt to enter the United States illegally from the Playas Tijuana area in the Mexican state of Baja. EPA
  • Pope Francis gestures as he interacts with people at the end of the weekly general audience at St. Peter's square in the Vatican. AFP
    Pope Francis gestures as he interacts with people at the end of the weekly general audience at St. Peter's square in the Vatican. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for March 20, 2019

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