Riot police spray tear gas at protesters during clashes near the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi. AFP
Riot police spray tear gas at protesters during clashes near the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi. AFP
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at The Vatican. AP
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at The Vatican. AP
Snow-covered streets in Brussels. AFP
Snow-covered streets in Brussels. AFP
Antique shop owner Serkan Sincan, 51, holds a Quran found in the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakya. AFP
Antique shop owner Serkan Sincan, 51, holds a Quran found in the rubble of a collapsed building in Antakya. AFP
Women practice yoga during a train journey in Mumbai to mark International Women's Day. Reuters
Women practice yoga during a train journey in Mumbai to mark International Women's Day. Reuters
Chelsea's Kalidou Koulibaly kicks a flare off the pitch during their Champions League tie with Borussia Dortmund. Reuters
Chelsea's Kalidou Koulibaly kicks a flare off the pitch during their Champions League tie with Borussia Dortmund. Reuters
Passengers on a subway train in Moscow. Reuters
Passengers on a subway train in Moscow. Reuters
Tourists who flock to Costa Rica to see toucans, sloths and brilliantly coloured frogs might someday see a charge on their hotel bill to aid forest conservation. AP
Tourists who flock to Costa Rica to see toucans, sloths and brilliantly coloured frogs might someday see a charge on their hotel bill to aid forest conservation. AP
Icelandic horses run in their paddock at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
Icelandic horses run in their paddock at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
Police use water cannons to disperse university students during a protest demanding changes to the governing system in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
Police use water cannons to disperse university students during a protest demanding changes to the governing system in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
A wildfire has now been controlled by fire brigades and rainfall in El Bolson, Neuquen province, Argentina. Reuters
A wildfire has now been controlled by fire brigades and rainfall in El Bolson, Neuquen province, Argentina. Reuters
Protesters in Lyon, France, gather on the sixth day of nationwide rallies against planned pension reforms. AFP
Protesters in Lyon, France, gather on the sixth day of nationwide rallies against planned pension reforms. AFP
Hundreds of mourners packed a Kyiv church for the funeral of volunteers killed during a sabotage mission in Russia. AFP
Hundreds of mourners packed a Kyiv church for the funeral of volunteers killed during a sabotage mission in Russia. AFP
Female voluntary recruits attend a three month training program at a military base in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, March 6, 2023. After a 25-year ban, the Colombian army is once again allowing women to join its ranks through voluntary military service, which is a requirement for men. (AP Photo / Fernando Vergara)
Female voluntary recruits attend a three month training program at a military base in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, March 6, 2023. After a 25-year ban, the Colombian army is once again allowing women to join its ranks through voluntary military service, which is a requirement for men. (AP Photo / Fernando Vergara)

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