Photos of the Day: A Press Conference and Japanese Designers

Stirling, UK

Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, meets pupils at Riverside primary school to announce an expansion of the First Minister Reading Challenge
Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Dürrenhofe, Germany

An aerial view of foil-covered rows of asparagus at the Unterspreewald agricultural cooperative, where the first harvest is planned for April
Photograph: Patrick Pleul/AP

Baikonur, Kazakhstan

A rocket booster carrying the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft is moved to a launchpad ahead of a scheduled 21 March mission to the International Space Station
Photograph: Tass/Barcroft Images