A look at the best photos from around the world.
Updated: March 23, 2016, 12:00 AM
World in focus – best photos for March 23, 2016
A general view of the new work End of Empire by artist Yinka Shonibare on display at the Turner Contemporary as part of the 14-18 NOW programme. The work is on display until October 30 at Turner Contemporary in Margate, England. John Phillips / Getty Images for 14-18 NOW
The launch of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft on a resupply mission to the International Space Station lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Cygnus is scheduled to arrive at the orbiting laboratory on March 26. United Launch Alliance / EPA
Tampa Bay Rays’ Dayron Varona, who defected from Cuba in 2013, is hugged by members of the Cuban National team after an exposition game at the Estado Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba. US President Barack Obama attended the game and it is the first time a sittng president has visited Cuba in 88 years. Joe Raedle / Getty Images
Columbus Blue Jackets’ Boone Jenner, right, carries the puck over the blue line as Philadelphia Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game, in Columbus, Ohio. Jay LaPrete / AP
A villager rows a bamboo raft along a flooded street in Taohua village after strong rainfalls in Meizhou, Guangdong Province, China. Reuters / Stringer
Matt Barnes, #22 of the Memphis Grizzlies, drives to the basket against Louis Williams #23 and Brandon Bass, #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers, during the second half of a game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images / AFP
Rams fight at a traditional sheep fighting event during a Temple Festival in Huaxian, Henan Province, China. Reuters / Stringer
Supporters of the Congolese incumbent president celebrate in the streets of Brazzaville after information of an early lead in the electoral results spread through the city. Eduardo Soteras / AFP
Chris Andersen, #7 of the Memphis Grizzlies, stretches prior to a game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images/ AFP
A stalk of orchids placed on the seat of Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the Arts House, the former Parliament House, in Singapore, Singapore. The country’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, passed away last year on March 23 at the age of 91. Wallace Woon / EPA
Afghanistan’s Samiullah Shenwari celebrates the wicket of England’s Jos Buttler during the World T20 cricket tournament match between England and Afghanistan at The Feroz Shah Kolta Cricket Stadium in New Delhi. Prakash Singh / AFP
Palestinian youths take part in a local-run marathon in Khan Yonis in the southern Gaza Strip. Said Khataib / AFP
Bjorn, 6, poses for pictures with Owl butterflies during a photocall at the Natural History Museum in central London. The photocall was to promote the Museum’s “Sensational Butterflies” exhbition, which runs until September 11. Leon Neal / AFP