PAKISTAN — Prayers have a unifying appeal, particularly seen in unison in various colors: Muslims attend second Friday prayers during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Jaamia mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Friday, March 22, 2024. Photo: Anjum Naveed/AP
MILAN — Flower power and a great act of charity: A child picks flowers in a tulip field in Arese, near Milan, Italy, Friday, March 22, 2024. Dutch couple Edwin Koeman and Nitsuje Wolanios planted some 715,000 tulips in a field outside Milan, which opened to the public in March and will remain open until April 25. Photo: Luca Bruno/APSOUTH CAROLINA — The secret to a good game — make sure there’s only one ball on the court: North Carolina guard Deja Kelly, left, battles Michigan State guard Moira Joiner (22) for a loose ball during the second half of a first-round college basketball game in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Columbia, SC, Friday, March 22, 2024. Photo: Nell Redmond/APUKRAINE — Brightly colored jacket contrasts with grim, drab scene of destruction: A medical worker comforts a woman at the site of Russia’s air attack, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, March 22, 2024. Photo: Andriy Andriyenko/APINDIA — Always a big part of festivals, color brightens a child’s day: Special needs children participate in an early celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, at their school in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 22, 2024. Photo: Rajanish Kakade/APINDIA — Water, a vital need every day, was celebrated officially here this week: Women collect water from a public tap on World Water Day in Hyderabad, India, on Friday, March 22, 2024. Photo: Mahesh Kumar A./APISRAEL — While police wear a head-dress for Purim, kids dress up as cops: Israeli children wear police costumes as they stand with an Israeli soldier as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Sderot, southern Israel, more than five months after a cross-border attack by Hamas, Friday, March 22, 2024. According to the Jerusalem Post, Israeli army costumes have become the most popular choice for Purim this year. The Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates the Jews’ salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. Photo: Tsafrir Abayov/APTEL AVIV — Visit by U.S. official brings hope, demonstrations to back it up: Families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza wave photos of their loved ones and the Israeli and U.S. flags during a protest calling for their return outside a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and families of hostages, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2024. Photo: Oded Balilty/APINDIA — Even on World Water Day, stagnant, polluted puddles yield treasures for recyclers: A ragpicker looks for recyclable material in the polluted waters on the banks of Brahmaputra river on World Water Day in Guwahati, India, Friday, March 22, 2024. Photo: Anupam Nath/AP
