World in focus - best photos for March 12, 2019

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

A dancer participates in the filming of the movie 'The King of the Whole World' by Spanish director Carlos Saura in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico. EPA

The pack rides during the 200km third stage of the 77th Paris-Nice cycling race stage between Cepoy and Moulins/Yzeure in Ouzouer-sur-Trezee. AFP

A Thai elephant uses its trunk to cast a sample ballot next to electoral officials during a campaign to boost and encourage eligible voters to go to the polls for the upcoming general election, in Ayutthaya province, Thailand. EPA

People collect water from a sewage canal at the river Guaire in Caracas, Venezuela, as a massive power outage continues affecting some areas of the country. AFP

Adrien Theaux of France during Men's Downhill training on day two of the 2019 Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Andorra. Getty Images

Kebebew Legesse, the mother of Ethiopian Airlines cabin crew Ayantu Girmay mourns at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash. Reuters

Tourists watch the installation of the Soyuz booster rocket with Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft being rolled out to the launch pad by train at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. EPA

An Afghan street vendor selling oranges waits for customers on a rainy day on the roadside in Jalalabad. AFP

Chinese bus ushers pose for photos outside the Great Hall of the People during a plenary session of the National People's Congress held in Beijing, China. AP Photo

An attendee wearing clothing featuring the Indian National Congress party logo uses a mobile phone at an event in New Delhi, India. Bloomberg

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