From the protest march in Paris and the muslim fashion in Moscow, to the airstrike in Syria's Jobar and US-Romanian joint exercises — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininRussian President Vladimir Putin at a reception for senior officers and prosecutors promoted to higher positions and awarded top special military ranks, at the Grand Kremlin Palace. March 23.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at a reception for senior officers and prosecutors promoted to higher positions and awarded top special military ranks, at the Grand Kremlin Palace. March 23.
© REUTERS / Paulo Whitaker Models present creations from Amapo during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil. March 17.
Models present creations from Amapo during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil. March 17.
© Sputnik / Maksim BlinovFestive fireworks during a rally-concert held by the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) as part of the Vesna (Spring) festival on Vorobyovy (Sparrow) Hills. March 18.
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Festive fireworks during a rally-concert held by the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) as part of the Vesna (Spring) festival on Vorobyovy (Sparrow) Hills. March 18.
© AFP 2023 / Rajesh JantilalDancers wearing traditional attires take part in the 7th Annual Ingoma Dance Competition organised by The Natal Playhouse theatre in Durban. March 21.
Dancers wearing traditional attires take part in the 7th Annual Ingoma Dance Competition organised by The Natal Playhouse theatre in Durban. March 21.
© Sputnik / Tabyldy KadyrbekovA girl wearing a traditional costume for Nowruz celebrations in Bishkek. March 21.
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A girl wearing a traditional costume for Nowruz celebrations in Bishkek. March 21.
© Sputnik / Alex McNaughtonPolice officers cordon off the territory near the U.K. Parliament in London where an assailant attacked a police officer and pedestrians. March 22.
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Police officers cordon off the territory near the U.K. Parliament in London where an assailant attacked a police officer and pedestrians. March 22.
© AFP 2023 / Thomas CoexA picture taken at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem shows the renovated Edicule of the Tomb of Jesus (where his body is believed to have been laid). March 21.
A picture taken at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem shows the renovated Edicule of the Tomb of Jesus (where his body is believed to have been laid). March 21.
© AFP 2023 / Brendan SmialowskiGermany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Ivanka Trump (R) talk before a meeting with US President Donald Trump and business leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. March 17.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Ivanka Trump (R) talk before a meeting with US President Donald Trump and business leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. March 17.
© Sputnik / Alexei DanichevParticipant in the international swimming heat, Revival of the Winter Swimming Tradition in St. Petersburg's Peter and Paul Fortress. March 18.
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Participant in the international swimming heat, Revival of the Winter Swimming Tradition in St. Petersburg's Peter and Paul Fortress. March 18.
© REUTERS / StringerTourists take pictures as cherry blossoms bloom in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. March 21.
Tourists take pictures as cherry blossoms bloom in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. March 21.
© Sputnik / Alexey MalgavkoA participant in the Omsk Region's Open Championship for Bodybuilding, Body Fitness, Fitness and Fitness-Bikini held at the Khimik youth center in Omsk. March 19.
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A participant in the Omsk Region's Open Championship for Bodybuilding, Body Fitness, Fitness and Fitness-Bikini held at the Khimik youth center in Omsk. March 19.
© Sputnik / Nikolay HiznyakA tank at Molkino base during a tactical exercise of the Russian Army as part of the surprise inspection of the combat readiness of the military forces in the southern regions of the country. March 17.
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A tank at Molkino base during a tactical exercise of the Russian Army as part of the surprise inspection of the combat readiness of the military forces in the southern regions of the country. March 17.
© AP Photo / Phelan M. EbenhackThe Orlando Magic dancers perform during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets in Orlando, Florida, US. March 22.
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The Orlando Magic dancers perform during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets in Orlando, Florida, US. March 22.
© Sputnik / Mikhail VoskresenskiyA graffiti depicting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is seen on a wall in Veskovsky Tupik, Moscow. March 22.
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A graffiti depicting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is seen on a wall in Veskovsky Tupik, Moscow. March 22.
© REUTERS / Goran TomasevicAn elephant walks in Amboseli National Park in front of Kilimanjaro Mountain, Kenya. March 19.
An elephant walks in Amboseli National Park in front of Kilimanjaro Mountain, Kenya. March 19.
© REUTERS / Khaled AbdullahBoys play in an abandoned car in the yard of The al-Shawkani Foundation for Orphans Care in Sanaa, Yemen.
Boys play in an abandoned car in the yard of The al-Shawkani Foundation for Orphans Care in Sanaa, Yemen.
© REUTERS / Kim Hong-JiSupporters of South Korea's ousted leader Park Geun-hye attend a rally in front of a prosecutor's office in Seoul, South Korea. March 21.
Supporters of South Korea's ousted leader Park Geun-hye attend a rally in front of a prosecutor's office in Seoul, South Korea. March 21.
© AFP 2023 / Amer AlmohibanySmoke billows following a reported airstrike in the rebel-held parts of the Jobar district, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus. March 20.
Smoke billows following a reported airstrike in the rebel-held parts of the Jobar district, on the eastern outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus. March 20.
© Sputnik / Irina KalashnikovaPolice during a protest march in Paris against police violence and racism. March 19.
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Police during a protest march in Paris against police violence and racism. March 19.
© Sputnik / Evgenya NovozheninaModels before a fashion show featuring Firdaws Fashion House's new 2017-18 fall/winter season collection by fashion designer Aishat Kadyrova during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia at Petroff (Petrovsky) Palace. March 17.
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Models before a fashion show featuring Firdaws Fashion House's new 2017-18 fall/winter season collection by fashion designer Aishat Kadyrova during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia at Petroff (Petrovsky) Palace. March 17.
© REUTERS / Amr Abdallah DalshJockeys, most of whom are children, compete on their mounts during the opening of the International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt. March 21.
Jockeys, most of whom are children, compete on their mounts during the opening of the International Camel Racing festival at the Sarabium desert in Ismailia, Egypt. March 21.
© AFP 2023 / Joaquiin SarmientoMiss Cartagena Laura Gonzalez parades in her swimsuit on the catwalk during the finals of Miss Colombia 2017 in Cartagena on March 20.
Miss Cartagena Laura Gonzalez parades in her swimsuit on the catwalk during the finals of Miss Colombia 2017 in Cartagena on March 20.
© AP Photo / Vadim GhirdaA Romanian female soldier adjusts her helmet before taking part in weapons training with US Marines female counterparts at the Capu Midia Surface to Air Firing Range, on the Black Sea coast in Romania. March 20.
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A Romanian female soldier adjusts her helmet before taking part in weapons training with US Marines female counterparts at the Capu Midia Surface to Air Firing Range, on the Black Sea coast in Romania. March 20.
© Sputnik / Natalia SeliverstovaPallas's cats (felis manul) at the Moscow Zoo. March 18.
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Pallas's cats (felis manul) at the Moscow Zoo. March 18.
© AP Photo / Felipe DanaA boy rides his bike past destroyed cars and houses in a neighborhood recently liberated by Iraqi security forces, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. March 19.
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A boy rides his bike past destroyed cars and houses in a neighborhood recently liberated by Iraqi security forces, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq. March 19.