News in Pics, March 19: Best photos from around the world

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (L) being greeted by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs , in the capital Abu Dhabi. Credit: AFP Photo

People are seen as they cross the Medyka Polish-Ukrainian border crossing. Credit: AFP Photo

The International Space Station (ISS) crew of Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis ?atveev and Sergei Korsakov walk before boarding the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft prior to the launch at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: AFP Photo

Residents take refuge in a metro station, being used as bomb shelter in Kyiv. Credit: AFP Photo

Women in Bengaluru play with water and colours on the occasion of Holi. Credit: DH Photo/M S Manjunath

A view of a reddish full moon on the occasion of 'Panguni Uthiram' at the Tri-Sea point, in Kanyakumari. Credit: PTI Photo