From deserted Rome streets to anti-government protests in Lebanon - today's best pictures

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

Streets are almost empty in front of the Colosseum in central Rome, as three-quarters of Italians entered a strict lockdown to curb a surge of Covid-19 infections. AFP

Madrid's Deputy Mayor Begona Villacis, arrives at the Ciudadanos party's headquarters in Madrid, Spain, to attend a national executive meeting, amid internal differences in the party. EPA

A horse trained by Irish trainer Willie Mullins on the gallops at Cheltenham Racecourse, England, ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, which starts on Tuesday, March 16. PA

Italy's Luna Rossa, right, races Emirates Team New Zealand in race nine of the America's Cup, at Waitemata Harbour, in Auckland, New Zealand. AP

An aerial view of lumberjacks working on felling oak trees for use in the reconstruction of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, at Villefermoy forest, near Echouboulains, south-east of Paris. AFP

A woman cycles through the installation 'Osteoclast (I Do Not Know How I Came to be On Board this Ship, this Navel of my Ark)' by artist Teresa Solar, on display at Exchange Flags for the forthcoming Liverpool Biennial in Liverpool, England. Getty

Ugandan opposition leader and singer Robert Kyagulanyi – known as Bobi Wine – is detained by riot police during an anti-government demonstration in Kampala, Uganda. Reuters

Light catches the security fence around the US Capitol, erected in the wake of the January 6 attack, but now scheduled to be removed, in Washington, US. Reuters

A food vendor peers out through a protective plastic sheet, across from a street under lockdown following a spike in Covid-19 cases, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA

Riot police stand guard in front of the Lebanese Central Bank, during a rally against power cuts, the high cost of living and the low purchasing power of the Lebanese pound, at Hamra street, in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA

Toyota workers pass each other on a shift at the carmaker's plant in Zarate, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. A leading Argentine economist has said that there is 'positive scenario' for industrial recovery in the country in 2021. EPA

A couple enjoy the sunset in Suances, Cantabria, northern Spain. EPA

Workers sift through supplies at seven summit trek in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepalese mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa is attempting to break his own world record by climbing Everest this spring season for the 25th time. EPA

Police officers cross Westminster Bridge during a protest, following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard in London, UK. Reuters

A woman shields herself in heavy winds, while commuting during the worst sandstorm in 10 years in Beijing, China. Getty

Pigeons kept by Abdulhamid Hana, pictured on his roof in Syria's east central city of Raqa. Pigeons are reared in the region for racing competitions and food. AFP

A view through broken glass of a bus station in Wukro, north of Mekele, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The area has been the scene of months of fighting between Tigray separatists and government forces. AFP

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