Iraqi Kurds carry torches as they gather in thousands to celebrate Nowruz in the Akre district in Nineveh, Kurdistan region of Iraq on March 20, 2025. Nowruz, that starts at the moment of spring equinox, is celebrated globally and highly valued by Kurds. (Photo by Osama Al Maqdoni//Middle East Images via AFP Photo)




Kyrgyz artists in national costumes perform during Nowruz celebrations, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 21 March 2025. Nowruz, also known as Nooruz, is an ancient festival celebrated annually on 21 March, recognized by the UN as International Nowruz Day, marking the spring equinox and the new year in many countries along the Silk Roads, including Kyrgyzstan. (Photo by Igor Kovalenko/EPA)




People participate in the 2025 Macao International Parade in Macao, south China, March 23, 2025. The 2025 Macao International Parade celebrating the 26th anniversary of Macao's Return to the Motherland was held on Sunday. (Photo by Cheong Kam Ka/Xinhua/Alamy Live News)




A person takes photos of a train passing by cherry blossom trees at Alishan National Scenic Area in Chiayi, Taiwan on March 25, 2025. (Photo by Ann Wang/Reuters)




Mohammed Al-Dahshan, who decorates himself and his horse with led lights, performs the Ramadan drumming on the north of the Egyptian capital Cairo on March 20, 2025. Al-Dahshan and his horse hit the road at sahur (Ramadan meal eaten at night) time, wandering the streets of Dekernes region every night during Ramadan and waking people up for sahur. (Photo by Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty Images)




Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential house destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Phootr by Kateryna Klochko/AP Photo)




A performer with the dance company of South Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn takes part in a dress rehearsal for “Dragons”, a presentation of modern and traditional dance styles from across Asia, which features as part of the Bradford 2025 City of Culture, at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, northern England on March 21, 2025. (Photo by Oli Scarff/AFP Photo)




A model presents a creation from the 2025 Autumn/Winter collection by Japanese designer Lim Asafuji for the label “Pays des Fees” during Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo, Japan, 19 March 2025. The presentation of the 2025 Autumn/Winter collections runs from 17 to 22 March 2025. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE)




People dressed as tyrannosauruses compete during a Tyrannosaurus Race on the track of Funabashi Racecourse on March 22, 2025, in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. About 550 racers participated in the event. The race, which originated from the T-Rex Race held at Emerald Downs in Washington state, USA, in 2017, has been gaining popularity in Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)




A police officer kicks a flare thrown by protesters during clashes in a rally against the arrest of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 21, 2025. (Photo by Khalil Hamra/AP Photo)




A participant wearing a fancy costume jumps into a pond of icy water during the Red Bull Jump and Freeze competition at Shymbulak ski resort outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, on March 22, 2025. (Photo by Pavel Mikheyev/Reuters)




Pope Francis makes his first public appearance in five weeks, on the day he is set to be discharged from Gemelli Hospital, in Rome, Italy, on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Remo Casilli/Reuters)




Actors perform during a general rehearsal for media of the Opera “Sun & Sea” at Colon Theatre in Bogota on March 20, 2025. (Photo by Carlos Ortega/EPA/EFE)




English-Albanian singer Dua Lipa performs at Rod Laver Arena on March 19, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Naomi Rahim/Getty Images)




“Ninots” (cardboard figurines whose name literally means 'dolls' in Valencian) depicting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R), US president Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L), burn on the final night of the Fallas Festival in Valencia on March 19, 2025. The “fallas” – gigantic cardboard structures depicting current events and celebrities, with individual figures known as “ninots” – are burned in the streets of Valencia on March 19 as a tribute to Saint Joseph, the patron saint of the carpenters' guild. (Photo by Jose Jordan/AFP Photo)




Demonstrators clash with members of Panama's Riot Control Unit (UCM) during the national strike in Panama City, Panama, 21 March 2025. Teachers' unions went on strike , partially paralyzing public schools, leaving minor clashes with the police and blocking some roads, to protest against the social security reform approved this week. (Photo by Bienvenido Velasco/EPA)




A worker walks past street art posters depicting Tesla CEO Elon Musk in World War Two Nazi German uniform, in Brick Lane, east London, Britain on March 25, 2025. (Photo by Isabel Infantes/Reuters)




A road is closed in Uiseong,, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, 24 March 2025, as a wildfire fueled by strong winds spreads for the third consecutive day. (Photo by Yonhap/EPA)