World in focus – best photos for March 23, 2017

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  Workers prepare to lift the sunken Sewol ferry, center, in waters off Jindo, South Korea. The 6,800-ton South Korean ferry emerged from the water on Thursday, nearly three years after it capsized and sank into violent seas off the country’s southwestern coast. Park Gyung-woo / Hankookilbo via AP

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  Hong Kong chief executive candidate, former Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, speaks to the media during an election campaign in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is poised to choose a new leader on Sunday, March 26 when members of a committee dominated by pro-Beijing elites cast their ballots, in the first such vote since 2014’s huge pro-democracy protests against the system. Kin Cheung / AP

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  An Afghan man flies a kite on a hilltop during Afghan spring and new year celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters

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  Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain takes a selfie during the driver portrait session at the first race of the year. Jason Reed / Reuters

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  A Pakistani F-16 fighter jets flies past during a Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad. Pakistan National Day commemorates the passing of the Lahore Resolution, when a separate nation for the Muslims of The British Indian Empire was demanded on March 23, 1940. Aamir Qureshi / AFP

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  A Union flag flies at half mast from the Houses of Parliament. Seven people have been arrested over Wednesday’s terror attack at the British parliament. Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP

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  Iraqi families fleeing fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIL militants are evacuated in Mosul. Ahmad Gharabli / AFP

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  A visitor to the Museum of World War II during the official opening in Gdansk, Poland. The exhibition occupies almost 5000 square metres, which makes it the largest historic museum in Poland. Adam Warzawa / EPA

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  The early morning sun begins to rise behind the US Capitol in Washington, DC. House Republicans are trying to secure enough support to vote on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare. Mark Wilson / Getty Images / AFP

A look at the best photos from around the world today.