A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 8, 2024
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A honor guard soldier gives a flower to a girl on International Women's Day in St. Petersburg, Russia. International Women's Day on March 8 is an official holiday in Russia. Per tradition, men give flowers and gifts to female relatives, friends and colleagues.
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A woman cries as she calls out to the government to help and rescue school children that were kidnapped by gunmen in Chikun, Nigeria, March 7, 2024. Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria's northwest region Thursday morning and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities.
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A newly married couple offer prayers as Hindu devotees take dip at the Sangam, the meeting point of the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers, during Shivaratri festival in Prayagraj, India.
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President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, March 7, 2024.