• Officials of the French gendarmerie nationale and French interior minister Gerard Collomb (hold a minute of silence for Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame. Beltrame, 44, was the fourth and final victim in the shooting spree on March 23 in the southwestern towns of Carcassonne and nearby Trebes. Bertand Guay / AFP Photo
    Officials of the French gendarmerie nationale and French interior minister Gerard Collomb (hold a minute of silence for Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame. Beltrame, 44, was the fourth and final victim in the shooting spree on March 23 in the southwestern towns of Carcassonne and nearby Trebes. Bertand Guay / AFP Photo
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves from a train in Pyongyang, after returning from his unofficial visit to China. KCNA / via Reuters
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves from a train in Pyongyang, after returning from his unofficial visit to China. KCNA / via Reuters
  • A model poses at the Urun show during Mercedes-Benz Istanbul Fashion Week in Turkey. Tristan Fewings / Getty Images for IMG
    A model poses at the Urun show during Mercedes-Benz Istanbul Fashion Week in Turkey. Tristan Fewings / Getty Images for IMG
  • Cosmos flowers are seen as the sun rises over Delta Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Kim Ludbrook / EPA
    Cosmos flowers are seen as the sun rises over Delta Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Kim Ludbrook / EPA
  • A demonstrator in Santiago, Chile, is detained during a protest demanding an end to profiteering in the education system. Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
    A demonstrator in Santiago, Chile, is detained during a protest demanding an end to profiteering in the education system. Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
  • The sun rises near the Lakhta Centre in St Petersburg, Russia. Anton Vaganov / Reuters
    The sun rises near the Lakhta Centre in St Petersburg, Russia. Anton Vaganov / Reuters
  • A gaucho rides an untamed horse during Creole week celebrations in Montevideo, Uruguay. Andres Stapff / Reuters
    A gaucho rides an untamed horse during Creole week celebrations in Montevideo, Uruguay. Andres Stapff / Reuters
  • Chinese soldiers carry caskets containing the remains of Chinese soldiers during the handing over ceremony at Incheon International Airport in South Korea. Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
    Chinese soldiers carry caskets containing the remains of Chinese soldiers during the handing over ceremony at Incheon International Airport in South Korea. Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
  • Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney, left, and Indiana Pacers centre Domantas Sabonis battle for a rebound during the second half of their NBA basketball game at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. John F Mabanglo / EPA
    Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney, left, and Indiana Pacers centre Domantas Sabonis battle for a rebound during the second half of their NBA basketball game at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. John F Mabanglo / EPA
  • A paramilitary policemen gestures towards a photographer as a sandstorm hits Beijing. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
    A paramilitary policemen gestures towards a photographer as a sandstorm hits Beijing. Damir Sagolj / Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for March 28, 2018

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