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A monk walks past a sculpture of Buddha in a damaged temple following an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, 31 March 2025. More than 1,700 people have been killed and thousands injured after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country on 28 March, according to the Myanmar government. EPA-EFE/STRINGER
A damaged Mini Oway (Tuk-Tuk) and debris on the road in Mandalay, Myanmar, 31 March 2025. More than 1,700 people have been killed and thousands injured after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country on 28 March, according to the Myanmar government. EPA-EFE/NYEIN CHAN NAING
People look at a collapsed building following an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, 31 March 2025. More than 1,700 people have been killed and thousands injured after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country on 28 March, according to the Myanmar government. EPA-EFE/STRINGER
Syrian Muslims visit the cemetery for their relatives in Maarat al-Numan in Idlib, Syria, 31 March 2025. The Islamic holiday of Eid Al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan and is celebrated during the first three days of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar, during which many people travel to visit relatives and loved ones, and children receive new clothes and money to spend on the occasion. EPA-EFE/BILAL AL HAMMOUD
A man (R) walks into ray of light as he attends an Eid al-Fitr prayer service, held to celebrate the end of Ramadan, at the Federal Territory Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 31 March 2025. Muslims around the world have begun celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the three-day festival which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. EPA-EFE/FAZRY ISMAIL
A part of the Sun is obscured by the Moon during a partial solar eclipse in Dakar, Senegal, 29 March 2025. A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth that either fully or partially blocks the Sun’s light in some areas. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE
Preparing pots at the Nakhlistan Eid Cooking at Callies Rugby Field on March 30, 2025 In Cape Town, South Africa. Nakhlistan will cook 183 x 130lt pots of Aknie to feed over 92 000 of the less fortunate in the Western Cape, on the day of Eidul Fitr. That is why the name Nakhlistan was chosen. It is a Persian word which means 'Oasis and Sustenance'. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
People dressed in samurai warrior costumes hold flaming torches as they march during the Kanoukaen Fire Festival at night on March 29, 2025 in Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The fire festival which is based on a story depicted in a historical scroll over 400 years old was held in the cherry blossom season in the country. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
Horsemen ride their horses during the Durbar festival marking the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, 30 March 2025. Durbar festival is a cultural, religious and equestrian festival of the ancient Hausa Kingdom, and coincides with Eid al-Fitr, one of Islam's two major holidays that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and is celebrated during the first three days of Shawwal, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar. EPA-EFE/EMMANUEL ADEGBOYE
Competitors pose in the Men's Overall during the 2025 IFBB Pro League Melbourne Bodybuilding Championships on March 30, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
'Trevor' the African bullfrog is weighed during a preview for the new 'Heart of Africa' habitat at Chester Zoo in Chester, Britain, 31 March 2025. The Chester Zoo unveiled a new 22.5 acre African themed habitat to home 57 African species, to open to the public on 05 April 2025. EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN
Flamingos in their enclosure during a preview for the new 'Heart of Africa' habitat at Chester Zoo in Chester, Britain, 31 March 2025. The Chester Zoo unveiled a new 22.5 acre African themed habitat to home 57 African species, to open to the public on 05 April 2025. EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN
Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany perform during the Exhibition performance at the ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 30 March 2025. EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHER
Erykah Badu attends the 2025 Billboard Women in Music at YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Philip Colbert poses in front of his artwork at The Gallery Hosu on March 31, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images for Philip Colbert Studio)
A "Make America Go Away" baseball cap, distributed for free by Danish artist Jens Martin Skibsted, arranged in Sisimiut, Greenland, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Greenland's new prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the arctic island won't become American, the first comments he's made since forming a government on Friday. Photographer: Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Demonstrators protest outside the KI Convention Center before the start of a town hall meeting with Elon Musk on March 30, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The town hall is being held in front of the state’s high-profile Supreme Court election between Circuit Court Judge Brad Schimel, who has been financially backed by Musk and endorsed by President Donald Trump, and Dane County Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Damaged Tesla Inc. electric vehicle after a fire at a company's dealership in Rome, Italy, on Monday, March 31, 2025. Italian police are probing the cause of a fire at a Tesla Inc. electric-vehicle dealership in Rome that left 17 cars damaged. Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg via Getty Images
President of the National Rally (Rassemblement national, RN) parliamentary group, Marine Le Pen (C) arrives at the Paris courthouse for the verdict in the case of the RN's parliamentary assistants in Paris, France, 31 March 2025. Le Pen and 24 other National Rally officials are on trial over accusations of misappropriating European Union funds. Prosecutors have requested a five-year prison sentence for Le Pen, a five-year ineligibility ban, and a fine of 300,000 euros. All defendants deny wrongdoing. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA. DM