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World in pictures, March 18, 2026

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The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

Wearing a traditional dress, Parzhin Jasem, poses for a photo next to sheep belonging to her uncle as she takes part in a family gathering to break the fast with an Iftar meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the village of Gulp, Iraq.

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Wearing a traditional dress, Parzhin Jasem, poses for a photo next to sheep belonging to her uncle as she takes part in a family gathering to break the fast with an Iftar meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the village of Gulp, Iraq.Credit:AP Photo/Leo Correa

Visitors carrying umbrellas during heavy rain walk past the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Visitors carrying umbrellas during heavy rain walk past the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington.Credit:AP Photo/Nathan Howard

A massive soccer class that broke the Guinness World Record as the Largest Soccer Class in the World with the participation of 9,500 people at Zocalo in Mexico City.

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A massive soccer class that broke the Guinness World Record as the Largest Soccer Class in the World with the participation of 9,500 people at Zocalo in Mexico City.Credit:Hector Vivas/Getty Images

Li Jun Li arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Li Jun Li arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.Credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

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People walk through the artwork ‘Infinity Mirrored Room’ during a preview of the new major exhibition of legendary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne.

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People walk through the artwork ‘Infinity Mirrored Room’ during a preview of the new major exhibition of legendary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne.Credit:AP Photo/Martin Meissner

A firefighter works to extinguish vehicles set ablaze by fragments from the impact of an Iranian projectile in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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A firefighter works to extinguish vehicles set ablaze by fragments from the impact of an Iranian projectile in Tel Aviv, Israel.Credit:Erik Marmor/Getty Images

A jogger runs past as a man sunbathes at Crissy Field in San Francisco.

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A jogger runs past as a man sunbathes at Crissy Field in San Francisco.Credit:AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez

Marian Sacacol controls the ball during the first match between FCSB and Dinamo Bucuresti in the newly established National Amputee Soccer League, in Bucharest.

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Marian Sacacol controls the ball during the first match between FCSB and Dinamo Bucuresti in the newly established National Amputee Soccer League, in Bucharest.Credit:AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru

A boy pushes a bicycle carrying jerrycans of water through a sandstorm in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.

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A boy pushes a bicycle carrying jerrycans of water through a sandstorm in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.Credit:AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana

Takeshi Suzuki of Team Japan competes during the Slalom leg of the Para Alpine Skiing Men’s Alpine Combined Sitting on day four of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games. (An infrared camera in combination with on-camera filter was used to create this image)

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Takeshi Suzuki of Team Japan competes during the Slalom leg of the Para Alpine Skiing Men’s Alpine Combined Sitting on day four of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games. (An infrared camera in combination with on-camera filter was used to create this image)Credit:David Ramos/Getty Images

Robin Goomes of New Zealand competes in the Women’s Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza! during 2026 Crankworx Rotorua in Rotorua, New Zealand

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Robin Goomes of New Zealand competes in the Women’s Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza! during 2026 Crankworx Rotorua in Rotorua, New ZealandCredit:Hannah Peters/Getty Images

A man stands in a damaged residence at the site of buildings, including a police station, that were destroyed in an airstrike two days ago in the Khani Abad neighbourhood of Tehran, Iran.

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A man stands in a damaged residence at the site of buildings, including a police station, that were destroyed in an airstrike two days ago in the Khani Abad neighbourhood of Tehran, Iran.Credit:Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

People attend a demonstration in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, in front of the Iranian embassy during the celebration of the Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Berlin.

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People attend a demonstration in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, in front of the Iranian embassy during the celebration of the Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Berlin.Credit:AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

A man takes cover by the side of the road as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian missile strikes in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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A man takes cover by the side of the road as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian missile strikes in Tel Aviv, Israel.Credit:AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg

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A soldier stands near a machine digging along the northern border at the Chacalluta border crossing, in Arica, Chile.

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A soldier stands near a machine digging along the northern border at the Chacalluta border crossing, in Arica, Chile.Credit:AP Photo/Esteban Felix

Firefighters try to put out a fire at a private house following a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

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Firefighters try to put out a fire at a private house following a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.Credit:AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko

A model is prepared for a runway show at the backstage of the Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow.

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A model is prepared for a runway show at the backstage of the Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow.Credit:AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov

Hostesses prepare tea for delegates before the closing ceremony of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Hostesses prepare tea for delegates before the closing ceremony of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Credit:AP Photo/Vincent Thian

A boy runs inside cement pipe turned into a bomb shelter as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian missile strike in Michmoret, Israel.

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A boy runs inside cement pipe turned into a bomb shelter as air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian missile strike in Michmoret, Israel.Credit:AP Photo/Ariel Schalit