World in focus - best photos for March 2, 2020

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

An aerial picture taken by a drone shows Iraqi protesters at Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, Iraq. EPA

A woman makes noise as she directs the bats away from power tower in Hpa-An, Karen State, Thailand. AFP

A rider competes during the 2020 FIM MXGP World Championships in Winchester, England. Getty

A visitor looks out from a largely empty Marina Bay Skypark Observation Deck in Singapore. Reuters

A man jumps into the water at the beach in the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain. AP

Commuters wearing masks stand in a packed train at the Shinagawa Station in Tokyo. AP

Refugees and migrants land ashore the Greek island of Lesbos. AFP

US model Kaia Gerber presents a creation by Givenchy during the Women's Fall-Winter 2020-2021 fashion show at the Longchamp Racecourse in Paris. AFP

A policeman rides a bicycle on a street in Tokyo. AFP

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