Here are some of the most striking images from around the world over the past week.
A person holds a placard during a "Stop Asian Hate" rally, following the deadly shootings, in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on March 20, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Baby giant panda naming ceremony is held at Adventure World in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 18, 2021. The name of the female baby panda born in November last year has been decided "Fuuhin". [Photo/Xinhua]
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (2nd R, back) and Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Chen Bo (2nd L, back) witness a signing ceremony of vaccine purchase contract during an online meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, March 18, 2021. Serbia on Thursday signed a contract with China's Sinopharm to purchase more of its COVID-19 vaccines, the Serbian president's office informed in a press release. [Photo/Xinhua]
Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee; Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi; US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan attend a high-level strategic dialogue in the Alaskan city of Anchorage, US, March 18, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman buys flowers to celebrate Mother's Day in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 20, 2021. The locals celebrate Mother's Day on March 21. [Photo/Xinhua]
Samia Suluhu Hassan (center) inspects a guard of honor after being sworn in as Tanzanian president in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 19, 2021. Hassan was sworn in as Tanzanian president on Friday, becoming the country's first female president. [Photo/Xinhua]
People observe a memorial site at the Clapham Common Bandstand, following the kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everard, in London, Britain, March 21, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Photo taken on March 17, 2021, at the foot of Namsan Tower in Seoul of South Korea shows downtown Seoul shrouded in smog. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tokyo Olympics organizers and the International Olympic Committee attend an online meeting on March 20, 2021. Spectators from abroad will be barred from the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, organizers said on Saturday. [Photo/Agencies]
Blossoming Tabebuia rosea trees are seen along a commercial street in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on March 21, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
