March 15, 2019

The New Zealand national flag is flown at half-mast on a Parliament building in Wellington after attacks on two Christchurch mosques left at least 49 dead on March 15. One gunman was identified as an Australian extremist.

Students take part in a 'youth strike to act on climate change' demonstration in Nice, France. Similar protests by young people took place across the world.

A young man walks with an elderly one injured in his eye with others said to be members of the Islamic State (IS) group as they exit from the village of Baghouz in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor.

People gather during a protest over President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to delay elections and extend his fourth term in office, in Algiers, Algeria.

Followers of the Sabean Mandaeans, a pre-Christian sect that follows the teachings of John the Baptist, perform their rituals alongside the Tigris river during a celebration marking 'Banja' or Creation Feast in central Baghdad, Iraq.

Hussars attend a ceremony during the 171st anniversary celebrations of the outbreak of the 1848 revolution and war of independence against the Habsburg rule in Budapest, Hungary.

A Palestinian protester wearing a gas mask uses a slingshot to hurl back an Israeli-fired tear gas cannister during clashes in the village of Beit Sira, west of Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, following a demonstration demanding the return of the bodies of those killed by Israeli forces.

Confetti is thrown in the air during celebrations for the opening of New York’s newest neighborhood, Hudson Yards.

A man dressed as a horse entertains walkers on a boulevard in Moscow, Russia.

Singers Kacey Musgraves and Chris Martin perform during the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, United States, March 14, 2019.

The pack rides during the 176,5km 6th stage of the 77th Paris-Nice cycling race stage between Peynier and Brignoles, in France.

A baby polar bear and her mother Tonja are seen at their enclosure as the baby is presented to the press after leaving the breeding area for the first time at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin.

A man stands next to the 'Ser Fronterizo' monument, a retired U.S. school bus cut in half and erected to recognize the employees of assembly factories who use public transportation daily to get to work, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 14, 2019.