• A Chinese security agent guards the area behind curtains inside the Great Hall of the People where sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) are taking place, in Beijing. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
    A Chinese security agent guards the area behind curtains inside the Great Hall of the People where sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) are taking place, in Beijing. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
  • Fireworks light the sky around Kuwait’s landmark towers during celebrations marking 55th anniversary of its independence. Yasser Al Zayyat / AFP Photo
    Fireworks light the sky around Kuwait’s landmark towers during celebrations marking 55th anniversary of its independence. Yasser Al Zayyat / AFP Photo
  • Conor McGregor recovers after a second round-submission to Nate Diaz during their welterweight mixed martial arts match at UFC 196 in Las Vegas. Eric Jamison / AP Photo
    Conor McGregor recovers after a second round-submission to Nate Diaz during their welterweight mixed martial arts match at UFC 196 in Las Vegas. Eric Jamison / AP Photo
  • A Balinese man in a trance walks towards the water during a Melasti ceremony prayer at Petitenget beach near Denpasar, Indonesia. Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP Photo
    A Balinese man in a trance walks towards the water during a Melasti ceremony prayer at Petitenget beach near Denpasar, Indonesia. Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP Photo
  • Bullfighter Alejandro Talavante is gored by a bull during the Olivenza Fair in Olivenza, Spain. EPA / OTO
    Bullfighter Alejandro Talavante is gored by a bull during the Olivenza Fair in Olivenza, Spain. EPA / OTO
  • Nathan Hirayama of Canada is lifted to receive the ball against Russia during the second day of the men’s USA Rugby Sevens tournament in Las Vegas. Mark Ralston / AFP Photo
    Nathan Hirayama of Canada is lifted to receive the ball against Russia during the second day of the men’s USA Rugby Sevens tournament in Las Vegas. Mark Ralston / AFP Photo
  • Chinese policemen walk with sniffer dogs near the Great Hall of the People. Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo
    Chinese policemen walk with sniffer dogs near the Great Hall of the People. Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo
  • Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich during their Bundesliga clash with Borussia Dortmund. Wolfgang Rattay / Reuters
    Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich during their Bundesliga clash with Borussia Dortmund. Wolfgang Rattay / Reuters
  • A Chinese camera operator records a press conference by Xu Shaoshi, director of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, in Beijing. Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo
    A Chinese camera operator records a press conference by Xu Shaoshi, director of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, in Beijing. Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo
  • Armless Egyptian Para Table Tennis champion Ibrahim Hamato returns a shot during his exhibition match ahead of the World Team Table Tennis Championship finals in Kuala Lumpur. Vincent Thian / AP Photo
    Armless Egyptian Para Table Tennis champion Ibrahim Hamato returns a shot during his exhibition match ahead of the World Team Table Tennis Championship finals in Kuala Lumpur. Vincent Thian / AP Photo
  • Mitch Larkin of Australia competes in his Mens 100 Metre Backstroke heat during the 2016 NSW State Open Championships at Sydney Olmpic Aquatic Centre on March 6, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Brett Hemmings / Getty Images
    Mitch Larkin of Australia competes in his Mens 100 Metre Backstroke heat during the 2016 NSW State Open Championships at Sydney Olmpic Aquatic Centre on March 6, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Brett Hemmings / Getty Images

World in focus — best photos for March 6, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world.