March 18, 2016

Pere Miro (R), Deputy Director General of Relations with the Olympic Movement, Director of Olympic Solidarity and NOC Relations, talks to Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini (L) during a joint press conference of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) in Berlin, Germany.

Sculptures by artist Rainer Opolka are on display at the Neumarkt market square in Dresden, eastern Germany. The 66 life-sized metal wolf sculptures are part of the exhibition 'The wolves are back', focusing on the hazards of xenophobia, hate and right-wing extremism.

Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian Military General Staff speaks to the media, in Moscow about his country's support for the Syrian army's offensive on Palmyra.

A banner placed by activists is displayed on a street sign at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the village of Idomeni, Greece, March 17, 2016.

VOA reporter Victoria Macchi, in Cuba to cover President Obama’s visit next week, took this photo of daybreak on Havana's waterfront. (VOA/ V. Macchi)

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (center front row), smiles as he joins The Corporal's Mess group photograph during a St Patrick's Day Parade in Hounslow, west London, March 17, 2016.

A Buddhist monk uses a traditional needle to tattoo the body of a man at Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Pathom province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.

Goldfish are displayed for sale to celebrate the upcoming Persian new year Noruz at Sadeqyeh Square in Tehran on March 17, 2016.

McLaren F1 driver Fernando Alonso sits in his car during the first practice session at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne.

A Polar Bear mother named Cora and her three-month-old cub are seen at the zoo in Brno, South Moravia, Czech Republic on March 17, 2016.