A look at the best photos from around the world today.
Updated: March 03, 2017, 12:00 AM
World in focus — best photos for March 3, 2017
Attendants prepare tea before the opening of the fifth session of the 12th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference national committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The CPPCC is the top advisory body of the Chinese political system. Wu Hong / EPA / March 3, 2017
Eilish McColgan, centre, of Great Britain competes in the women’s 3,000 metres heats on Day 1 of the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships at the Kombank Arena on in Belgrade, Serbia. Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images / March 3, 2017
A US navy F18 fighter jet takes off from the navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson for a patrol off the disputed South China Sea on March 3, 2017. The US military took journalists Friday to the carrier, which was on routine patrol off the disputed South China Sea, sending a signal to China and American allies of its resolve to ensure freedom of navigation and overflight in one of the world’s security hotspots. Bullit Marquez / Associated Press
Thousand of supporters of a hardline Bangladesh Islamist group staged protests on March 3, 2017, calling for the statue of a Greek goddess installed at the supreme court in Dhaka, Bangladesh to be destroyed or removed. The sculpture of Themis, the blindfolded deity of justice and order, has ruffled feathers in the Muslim-majority nation since it was unveiled late 2016 on the premises of the country’s top court. Agence France-Presse / March 3, 2017
Estonia’s Henrik Kutberg competes in the men’s long jump qualifications at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade on March 3, 2017. Andrej Isakovic / Agence France-Presse
A picture taken on March 3, 2017 in Les Sables-d’Olonne, western France shows a tanker and a yacht sailing during the arrival of Dutch skipper Pieter Heerema, who placed 17th in the Vendee Globe around-the-world solo sailing race. Jean-Sebastien Evrard / Agence France-Presse
Josh Morris of the Bulldogs is tackled during a match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Melbourne Storm at Belmore sports ground on March 3, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
Course marshals carry umbrellas as they make their way towards shelter as a heavy downpour hit the HSBC Women’s Champions golf tournament at Sentosa Golf Club’s Tanjong course on March 3, 2017, in Singapore. Wong Maye-E / Associated Press
A crowd of spectators watch as the Oris TinStix of Dynamite aerobatic team, featuring American Skip Stewart and Triple world aerobatics champion Jurgus Kairys, perform at the Australian International Airshow on March 3, 2017 in Avalon, Australia. Scott Barbour / Getty Images