Best photography from around the world March 31

A storm cloud can be seen behind a yacht as it sails off the coast of Sydney. The Bureau of Meteorology last week forecast ‘warmer and drier than usual’ weather extending well into winter for Sydney and most of south-eastern Australia over the next three months. David Gray / Reuters

Balinese men hit each other during the “Mesabatan Api” ritual a head of Nyepi Day in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. Agung Parameswara / Getty

An Afghan election employee takes a picture of a resident to issue his voter card for the upcoming presidential election at a voter registration centre in the northwestern city of Herat. Behrouz Mehri / AFP

Indian women dressed in traditional attire pose for photos during a procession to mark “Gudi Padwa”, or the Marathi new year, in Mumbai, India. Rafiq Maqbool / AP

A shadow shows people hanging a message during an event ‘Love U MH370’ in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ahmad Yusni / EPA

Supporters of Turkey’s ruling AK party (AKP) cheer as they follow the election’s results in front of the party’s headquarters in Ankara. Adem Altan / AFP

Afghan residents queue to receive their voter cards for the upcoming presidential election at a voter registration centre in the northwestern city of Herat. Behrouz Mehri / AFP

Afghan residents queue to receive their voter cards for the upcoming presidential election at a voter registration centre in Herat. Behrouz Mehri / AFP

Pupils take mobile phone ‘selfies’ with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as she arrives for a visit at Robert-Jungk Europe high school as part of the Europe-Project Day, in Berlin. Fabrizio Bensch /Reuters

An Afghan child plays with a tire along a street in a village on the outskirts of Jalalabad. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP