News in Pics, March 26: Best photos from around the world

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (L) and her Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakhrishnan (R) during a bilateral meeting in Jakarta. Credit: AFP Photo

Public Safety Patrol, a volunteer anti-hate crime group, patrol in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York. Credit: AFP Photo

Torchbearer Rio Suzuki (C), a junior high school student, carries the Olympic torch after the start of the second day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games torch relay at Somanakamura Shrine in the town of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture. Credit: AFP Photo

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his South Korean counterpart Chung Eui-yong hold a meeting in Seoul. Credit: AFP Photo

People sit on the bank of the river Spree under a clear blue sky in Berlin. Europe's biggest economy had begun easing restrictions, first reopening schools in late February, before allowing some shops to resume business in March. Germany was widely praised for its handling of the first wave of the pandemic, but has struggled to contain new infections since they began spiralling out of control in a second wave late last year. Credit: AFP Photo

Cemetery workers carry a coffin during the first burial at night amid the Covid-19 pandemic at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazil surpassed 100,000 new Covid-19 cases in one day on Thursday, adding another grim record in country where the pandemic has killed more than 300,000 people. Credit: AFP Photo

Farmers around the quiet tropical town of Tzaneen are battling a scourge of avocado theft driven by booming global demand for the nutrient-rich fruit. Faced with a growing frequency of avocado raids, farmers have invested heavily in fencing and private security. Credit: AFP Photo