News in Pics, March 18, 2023: Best photos from the world

A protester walks past burning barriers during a demonstration on Place de la Concorde in Paris on March 17, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo

New York State Police Officers participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City. Credit: AFP Photo

Ukrainian servicemen fire a M777 howitzer at Russian positions near Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo

A nnionists of the French union General Confederation of Labour (CGT) uses a spray can to write '64-no' on a barrier, part of the roadblock to the the oil terminals at the Total Energies refinery during a protest against the government's proposed pensions overhaul in Donges. Credit: AFP Photo

Malawi Defence Force, (MDF) soldiers and civilians work to recover body of a victim of a mudslide which resulted due to heavy rains resulting from cyclone Freddy during an MDF and Malawi Police Service rescue operation at Manje informal settlement up the slopes of Soche Hill in Blantyre, southern Malawi. Credit: AFP Photo