Best photos of March 15: Dubai fog to Gatka martial arts

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Morning fog wreathes electricity pylons in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National

Monkeys in an enclosure outside the temple at Mihintale village, in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, on March 14, 2025. Sri Lanka undertook out a census of 'nuisance wildlife', including monkeys and peacocks, on March 15 in an effort to create crop protect measures, officials said. AFP

Mark Carney makes his first address as Canada's 24th Prime Minister after a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on March 14, 2025. Bloomberg

Men sit in Eyup Sultan Mosque's yard in Istanbul as they wait for sunset to break the Ramadan fast on Friday March 14. AFP

Israeli Druze led by spiritual leader Mowaffaq Tarif, centre, at a welcome ceremony for Syrian Druze religious delegations as they arrive at the holy site of Nabi Shu'ayb, near the sea of Galilee, on March 14, the first such visit in five decades. EPA

A boy helps his family to collect pumpkin flowers and leaves at a vegetable farm in Pon Sang village at the outskirts of Phnom Penh Cambodia, on March 15. AP

The Giving Family and Vietnamese Foodies distribute 1,500 Iftar meals to the needy in Al Quoz industrial area in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National

Havana residents rely on their cell phones for news during a power cut in Cuba on March 14. AP

Expressway Authority of Thailand officers at the scene of an accident at an under-construction expressway, in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 15. EPA

A Nihang - Sikh warrior - performs Gatka, an ancient form of Sikh martial arts, during a procession to mark the Hola Mohalla festival, celebrated a day after Holi, the spring festival of colours, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 15. AFP