March 2, 2023

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off in this time exposure photograph from Launch Pad 39-A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Local resident Yurii holds the hand of his pregnant relative Anna, 27, after she was rescued from a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

A medical worker in protective gear waits to administer COVID-19 tests for reporters who signed up to cover the press conference and the opening of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference  at a quarantine hotel in Beijing.

University security and demonstrating students clash as they attempt to gain entry to the Great Hall at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) in Johannesburg, South Africa. The students were protesting what they claim is a lack of adequate support from the university for unhoused students and those with outstanding fees. 

Children play on a small jungle gym along Sabana Grande boulevard in Caracas, Venezuela, March 1, 2023.

State Route 138 winds through snow-covered trees near Hesperia, California, March 1, 2023.

Models wear creations for the Off-White Fall/Winter 2023-2024 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, France.

A building is seen on fire in Hong Kong, China.

A view shows a bridge and sandbanks of the Loire River in Montjean-sur-Loire, as France faces a record winter dry period, raising fears of another summer of dry weather and water restrictions.

In this photo provided by the National Park Service, tents at Curry Village are covered with snow in Yosemite National Park, California, Feb. 28, 2023.

A large statue depicting Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama is seen pointing a paintbrush towards the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton headquarters in Paris, France.