An ice hockey rink on Russia's Lake Baikal and 230-year-old trees to be used in Notre-Dame reconstruction - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

An aerial view of an ice hockey rink created on Lake Baikal, near the village of Bolshoye Goloustnoye, in Irkutsk region, Russia. The event was organised to draw attention to the lake's environmental problems. Reuters

A clown from the Sunrise Media NGO performs for a young patient, at the children´s wing of Son Espases Hospital, in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. AFP

Women protest by covering their faces next to a vandalised mural showcasing feminist figures, on International Women's Day, in Madrid, Spain. Reuters

An aerial view of the Expo 2020 Metro line, at Discovery Gardens Metro station in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

An abandoned house in the 'difficult-to-return' zone, in Namie, Japan. On March 11, Japan will mark the 10th anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and triple nuclear meltdown, in which almost 16,000 people were killed. Getty Images

Supporters of opposition candidate Ousmane Sonko call for his release, outside the Justice Palace, Dakar, Senegal, following his arrest over rape charges. AFP

A lumberjack works on felling one of eight 230-year-old sessile oak trees in the Foret de Berce, near Jupilles, in France. These were selected this week to be used in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. AFP

Sadhus, holy men in Hinduism, take part in a religious rally during preparations for the annual Hindu festival of Maha Shivratri on March 11, at Pashupatinath Temple, in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

George Floyd's sister, Bridgett Floyd, speaks outside the Hennepin County Government Center, in Minneapolis, US, after jury selection began in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused killing her brother. AFP

The iconic Mont Saint-Michel, in Normandy, France, photographed at sunset during a nationwide curfew as part of measures against Covid-19. Reuters

Residents gather as protesters march on a main road during a demonstration in Mandalay, Myanmar. There have been widespread protests since a coup in February. AP Photo

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