• Some colourful characters take a break on a park bench in Stavropol, south-western Russia. Reuters
    Some colourful characters take a break on a park bench in Stavropol, south-western Russia. Reuters
  • The sun rises behind a lighthouse at Roker Beach in Sunderland, Britain. Reuters
    The sun rises behind a lighthouse at Roker Beach in Sunderland, Britain. Reuters
  • British singer Harry Styles performing during the 63rd Grammy Awards ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center. EPA
    British singer Harry Styles performing during the 63rd Grammy Awards ceremony at the Los Angeles Convention Center. EPA
  • Joar Leifseth Ulsom mushes across Finger Lake in Alaska during the gruelling Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. AP
    Joar Leifseth Ulsom mushes across Finger Lake in Alaska during the gruelling Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. AP
  • Activists paint the wall of a landmark in north-west Syria's rebel-held city of Idlib, a day before of the 10th anniversary of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. AFP
    Activists paint the wall of a landmark in north-west Syria's rebel-held city of Idlib, a day before of the 10th anniversary of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. AFP
  • An Iraqi anti-government protester waves the national flag during a demonstration in the central city of Najaf. AFP
    An Iraqi anti-government protester waves the national flag during a demonstration in the central city of Najaf. AFP
  • A man runs through a park with his dogs during a snowstorm in Denver, Colorado. Reuters
    A man runs through a park with his dogs during a snowstorm in Denver, Colorado. Reuters
  • A man in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok climbs a wooden pole to claim a prize during celebrations of Maslenitsa, also known as Pancake Week, which is a Slavic religious and folk holiday marking the end of winter. Reuters
    A man in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok climbs a wooden pole to claim a prize during celebrations of Maslenitsa, also known as Pancake Week, which is a Slavic religious and folk holiday marking the end of winter. Reuters
  • Emirates Team New Zealand before Race 7 of the America's Cup, Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand. Reuters
    Emirates Team New Zealand before Race 7 of the America's Cup, Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand. Reuters
  • A couple poses for wedding photographs outside Beijing's Forbidden City during a sandstorm. AFP
    A couple poses for wedding photographs outside Beijing's Forbidden City during a sandstorm. AFP
  • Protesters in Parliament Square, London, call for greater public safety for women after the murder of Sarah Everard. They were also demonstrating against the police handling of a vigil to remember the 33-year-old and against a proposed law that would give officers more powers to intervene on protests. AFP
    Protesters in Parliament Square, London, call for greater public safety for women after the murder of Sarah Everard. They were also demonstrating against the police handling of a vigil to remember the 33-year-old and against a proposed law that would give officers more powers to intervene on protests. AFP
  • Smoke is released near an image of late human rights activist Marielle Franco to mark the third anniversary of her murder in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
    Smoke is released near an image of late human rights activist Marielle Franco to mark the third anniversary of her murder in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
  • A jockey spurs his animals during Pacu Jawi traditional bull-racing practice in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Reuters
    A jockey spurs his animals during Pacu Jawi traditional bull-racing practice in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Dancers from Handa Opera's production of La traviata rehearse at Mrs Macquarie's Chair before a series of new shows later this month in Sydney, Australia. AFP
    Dancers from Handa Opera's production of La traviata rehearse at Mrs Macquarie's Chair before a series of new shows later this month in Sydney, Australia. AFP
  • Images of New Yorkers who died during the Covid-19 pandemic are projected on to the city's Brooklyn Bridge. Reuters
    Images of New Yorkers who died during the Covid-19 pandemic are projected on to the city's Brooklyn Bridge. Reuters

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From colourful street performers in Russia to a wedding photoshoot during a sandstorm in China - today's best pictures

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March 15, 2021

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