Akra, Iraq

Hundreds of locals holding torches are climbing a mountain next to a huge Kurdish flag. This is their way of celebrating the beginning of the Nowruz spring festival.

Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images

Mosul, Iraq

Several displaced Iraqi women are trying to get their children out of a vehicle as they arrive at the Hammam al-Alil camp.

Photo: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters

Shanghai, China

Locals are walking on an escalator on a very hazy day downtown.

Photo: Aly Song/Reuters

Washington DC, US

US Supreme Court nominee, judge Neil Gorsuch, is making jokes before his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.

Photo: Jim Bourg/Reuters

Cologne, Germany

A scared baby elephant is walking next to its adult relatives at the local zoo.

Photo: Olivier Berg/dpa/AP

Sierra Nevada, Spain

Chinese Qi Guangpu is performing a risky aerial while training for the Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing World Championship.

Photo: Paul Hanna/Reuters

Hemmingford, Quebec

A girl is carrying her doll and small suitcase after her supposedly Turkish family is met by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers. They crossed the US-Canada border illegally.

Photo: Christinne Muschi/Reuters

Teotihuacan, Mexico

Locals and tourists are celebrating the spring equinox by attracting the sun’s energy with their arms up.

Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Oregon, US

Oregon’s Lexi Bando and Mallory McGwire are celebrating their victory at the NCAA women’s college basketball tournament.

Photo: Gerry Broome/AP

Brussels, Belgium

Catherine Bloemen is admiring her collection of over 20,000 stuffed animals that was created in over 65 years.

Photo: Yves Herman/Reuters

Budapest, Hungary

A polar bear is enjoying its meal in the pool.

Photo: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters

Essen, Germany

Two black swans are swimming in opposite directions on Lake Baldenysee.

Photo: Roland Weihrauch/dpa/AP

London, UK

Armed police is walking past emergency services while doctors are helping those injured in the terror attack on Westminster bridge.

Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA/AP

Bahia, Brazil

A boy is jumping into the Roncador River.

Photo: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

Liverpool, England

Colorful umbrellas are being placed on top of a statue of The Beatles.

Photo: Peter Byrne/PA/AP

Aksu, China

Several men carrying their wives during a local contest as part of the Nowruz festival.

Photo: Reuters

Berlin, Germany

People are photographing the Brandenburg Gate of the Capital, which is illuminated in the colours of the British flag.

Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Melbourne, Australia

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is taking a selfie as part of the driver portrait at the first Formula One race of the year.

Photo: Jason Reed/Reuters

Moscow, Russia

A special needs model is introducing a creation by Russian fashion designer Tatyana Malchikova as part of the Open World show during the Moscow Fashion Week.

Photo: Ivan Sekretarev/AP

Balaklia, Ukraine

Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman is talking to local residents at a collection point for evacuees following a procedure of ammunition detonated at a local military base.

Photo: Vladyslav Mussienko/Reuters

Los Angeles, US

The US team celebrates its 8-0 win over Puerto Rico during the final of the World Baseball Classic.

Photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP

Dresden, Germany

Participants of the ‘Mirror March’ are carrying natioanl flags of different countries and giant mirrors that symbolize social movements that take place in Europe.

Photo: Jens Meyer/AP

Washington DC, US

The audience reacts to a woman expressing her anger towards the proposed cuts to Medicaid.

Photo: Ryan Hermens/The Paducah Sun/AP