Today in Pictures, March 21, 2023

Iraqi Kurds celebrate Nowruz, Matryoshka dolls depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin being sold in Moscow, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Mar 21, 2023, 03:58 PM

Iraqi Kurds carrying fire torches as they celebrate Nowruz, a festival marking the first day of spring and the Persian New Year, in the town of Akra, near Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan on March 20, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

Russian wooden nesting dolls, also known as Matryoshka dolls, depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on sale at a gift shop in central Moscow. The Chinese leader arrived in Moscow on Monday, saying his first state visit to Russia since the Ukraine conflict broke out would give “new momentum” to bilateral ties. PHOTO: AFP

A young boy using a plastic sheet as cover while riding a donkey after the rain in the Argo district in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on March 20, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

Hot air balloons floating over the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, during the spring equinox celebration on March 20, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

Residents using a snow blower to clear snow from the roof of a home on March 20, 2023, in the small town of Twin Bridges, California. The Lake Tahoe region is preparing for more snow in the coming days after seeing near-record levels of snow so far this season. California continues to be impacted by atmospheric river events that are pummelling the state with heavy rain, high winds and snow. PHOTO: AFP

Devotees carrying offerings during a ceremony at Prambanan temple in southern Java, Indonesia, on March 21, 2023, a day before the “Day of Silence” celebration, locally known as Nyepi, when Hindus do not work, travel or take part in any indulgence. PHOTO: AFP

A multi-exposure picture of dancers performing Pearl Diver’s Daughter during the Abu Dhabi Festival in the United Arab Emirates on March 20, 2023. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

An aerial view of the old city of Ouadane in Mauritania. Ouadane, a small town in the desert region, was once a staging post in the trans-Saharan trade and for caravans transporting slabs of salt from nearby mines. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinians riding a paddle board on a flooded street following heavy rain at the Al-Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on March 20, 2023. PHOTO: AFP

A woman walking across the Kuskovo estate, an 18th-century summer countryside residence once used by Russian nobility, in Moscow on March 20, 2023. The estate now houses a museum. PHOTO: AFP

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