Photos of the day – March 21, 2016

A female Chinese People's Liberation Army soldier looks at members of an honor guard preparing for a welcome ceremony for visiting German President Joachim Gauck, outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing; Cuban President Raul Castro tries to lift up the arm of President Barack Obama at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana; and Indian Hindu widows throw flower petals and colored powder during Holi celebrations at the Gopinath temple, south-east of New Delhi. (AP)

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