Today in Pictures, March 17, 2026

Lava flowing into the ocean from a French Indian Ocean island, Buddhist monks in Seoul protesting against the Iran war, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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TOPSHOT - An aerial picture shows smoke rising as lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reaches the ocean in Sainte-Rose, on the French Indian ocean island of Reunion, on March 16, 2026. The lava flow, which had stalled 150 metres from the ocean for several hours, finally reached the water on March 16, 2026 more than a month after the volcano began erupting on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Richard BOUHET / AFP) — Gases, steam and more rising as lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reaches the ocean at Sainte-Rose on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on March 16.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - View of a street of Havana during a blackout on March 16, 2026. Cuba suffered a widespread power cut on March 16, 2026, according to the national electricity company, against the backdrop of a severe crisis on the island caused by the US energy blockade. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) — View of a street in Havana during a blackout on March 16. Cuba suffered a widespread power cut on that day, according to its national electricity company, amid a severe crisis on the island caused by the US energy blockade.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - South Korean Buddhist monks perform full bows as they march towards the US embassy during a protest against the war on Iran in Seoul on March 17, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) — South Korean Buddhist monks performing full bows as they march towards the US embassy in Seoul on March 17 during a protest against the war against Iran.
PHOTO: AFP

A child holding a brush next to displaced people's tents, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 16, 2026, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. — A child holding a floor brush next to displaced people’s tents in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 16, following an escalation in conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the US-Israeli war with Iran.
PHOTO: REUTERS

An Israeli air-defence system intercepting an Iranian missile flying towards Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 16, 2026. — An Israeli air-defence system intercepting an Iranian missile flying towards Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on March 16.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Marzia Rezaei reacts while standing near the grave of her son, Erfan, who was killed in strikes, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery, in Tehran, Iran, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Ms Marzia Rezaei in Tehran, Iran, on March 16, reacting near the grave of her son Erfan who was killed in a blast, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Firefighters work at the site of overnight Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 16, 2026. The Israeli military said on March 16 it had begun what it described as "limited ground operations" against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Lebanon was dragged into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes, with Israel launching air raids on the neighbouring country and troop incursions into border areas. (Photo by AFP) / — Firefighters working at the site of overnight Israeli air strikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on March 16.
PHOTO: AFP

People gather to view the 'fallas', gigantic cardboard structures depicting current events and celebrities, with individual figures known as 'ninots' on March 15, 2026. Fallas are burned in the streets of Valencia every year on March 19 as a tribute to San Jose (Saint Joseph), patron saint of the carpenters' guild. The Fallas festival was added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage of humanity list in 2016. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP) — People gathering to view the “fallas”, gigantic cardboard structures depicting current events and celebrities, on March 15 in Spain. Fallas are burned in the streets of Valencia every year on March 19 as a tribute to St Joseph, patron saint of the carpenters’ guild.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - Afghan firefighters and Taliban security personnel work to extinguish a fire at the Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre in Kabul on March 16, 2026. Heavy casualties were feared on March 17 after Afghanistan accused Pakistan of hitting a treatment centre for drug addicts in the capital, Kabul, and killing civilians. Pakistan denied deliberately targeting the facility, instead saying it had conducted precision strikes on "military installations and terrorist support infrastructure". The Pakistani military has struck Kabul several times in recent weeks, as part of a conflict sparked by claims that the Taliban government has harboured extremists who have carried out attacks across the border. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) — Afghan firefighters and Taliban security personnel working to extinguish a fire at the Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre in Kabul on March 16. Afghanistan accused Pakistan of hitting a treatment centre for drug addicts. Pakistan denied deliberately targeting it.
PHOTO: AFP

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