Here are today's best and most striking images from around the world, curated by The National
Best Photos of March 16: Javier Bardem at the Oscars to Laylat Al Qadr at the Shekh Zayed Grand Mosque
Best Photos of March 15: From protests in Rome to displaced residents in Beirut
Best photos of March 14: Missile and drone attacks in Ukraine to a sand portrait of Hind Rajab on a UK beach
From Iranian missiles flying towards Israel to National Elephant Day
Best Photos of March 12: UAE Pro League in Dubai to Israeli strikes in Beirut
From Halawi camp in Gaza to the Sheetla Saptami Hindu festival
Best photos of March 10: Iranian women's football team in Australia to Women's Day in Buenos Aires
Best photos of March 9: From an Indonesian landfill rescue to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
Best photos of March 8: Alpine skiing at the Paralympics to political prisoners released in Caracas
Best photos of March 7: Election results in Nepal to quiet streets in Myanmar
From a mass iftar in Cairo to elections in Nepal
From elections in Nepal to fog in Shanghai
Latern festival in Taipei to Paris Women fashion week in Paris
The Quran in braille to an air strike in Beirut
Best photos of March 2: A bomb shelter in Haifa to a giant hole in Indonesia
Best photos of March 1: A missile intercepted over Jerusalem to mourners in Tehran