A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 22, 2021
![People gather at the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula following Friday's explosion in Iceland, March 21, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ea2321d0-1d08-433e-a1aa-9ae8423f3893_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People gather at the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula following Friday's explosion in Iceland, March 21, 2021.
![One of the 12 Hong Kong activists detained last year in mainland China for an illegal border crossing, arrives at Tin Shui Wai police station in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e67f93e8-a472-405b-ae88-09b786bdf181_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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One of the 12 Hong Kong activists detained last year in mainland China for an illegal border crossing, arrives at Tin Shui Wai police station in Hong Kong.
![People hold signs during a demonstration at an informal memorial for victims of a mass shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, March 21, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cce4eac3-9e04-4f42-8add-8727b3b90f60_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People hold signs during a demonstration at an informal memorial for victims of a mass shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, March 21, 2021.
![Women cry after Congo Republic's opposition presidential candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas died from COVID-19 at the Union of Humanist Democrats offices in Brazzaville.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f7bcf541-612d-4cff-9bca-f12cfae1e00a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women cry after Congo Republic's opposition presidential candidate Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas died from COVID-19 at the Union of Humanist Democrats offices in Brazzaville.