News in Pics, March 29: Best photos from around the world

This photo taken and handout on March 28, 2021 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Francis (Rear C) celebrating Palm Sunday mass, which marks the first day of Holy Week, at St. Peter's Basilica in The Vatican. Credit: AFP Photo

A Catholic priest conducts the traditional Palm Sunday mass, which marks the beginning of Holy Week celebrations, in the Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, an underground church built into a salt mine, in Zipaquira, 45 km north of Bogota, on March 28, 2021. Credit: AFP Photo

Japanese Cherry Blossom trees bloom along the National Mall on March 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Japanese cherry trees were gifted to Washington, DC, by Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki in 1912 and draw tens of thousands of daily visitors around peak bloom every year. Credit: Al Drago/Getty Images/AFP

A general view of the ships waiting south of the Suez Canal due to the grounded Ever Given container ship, which is seen at far left stuck in the canal near Port Tawfiq and the city of Suez, Egypt in this Maxar Technologies satellite image taken on March 28, 2021. Credit: Satellite image (copyright) 2021 Maxar Technologies/Reuters

A protester fires a homemade air gun during a protest against the military coup, in Mandalay, Myanmar in this still image taken from video obtained by Reuters.

A member of the Colombian Red Cross medical team takes a swab sample to be tested for the coronavirus from a Venezuelan refugee who fled his country due to military operations, in Arauquita, Colombia. Credit: Reuters Photo