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Buddhist monks protest and cherry blossoms bloom: pictures of the day

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Buddhist monks protest and cherry blossoms bloom: pictures of the day

TL;DR

  • Displaced Palestinians in Gaza's Bureij camp face harsh conditions due to cold and rain destroying shelters.
  • A ballistic missile fired from Iran hit an Israeli-Arab city, injuring two people.
  • A bus plunged into the Padma River, resulting in casualties.
  • Flooding affected hundreds of tents in the Bureij refugee camp.
  • An Israeli airstrike damaged an apartment building in a southern port city.
  • Buddhist monks protested against the war on Iran outside the US embassy.
  • Soldiers held a vigil for victims of a military cargo plane crash in Puerto Leguizamo.
  • Devotees celebrated Ramnavami in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Passenger rail travel between China and North Korea resumed after a six-year pause.
  • Women in traditional Korean hanbok posed at Gyeongbokgung palace.
  • Lenticular clouds appeared over Mount Ararat.
  • A funeral was held for former French prime minister Lionel Jospin.
  • Cherry trees were in bloom.
  • Balendra Shah attended a swearing-in ceremony at the federal parliament.
  • Devotees worshipped a young girl as a kumari during Basanti Puja.
  • A spectator viewed digital art by DeeKay at Art Basel.
  • Zhangjiajie National Forest Park experienced rainfall.
  • A reformed tropical cyclone threatened the Northern Territory with destructive wind gusts.
  • Ignazio La Russa attended an exhibition opening.
  • Donovan Carrillo performed in the men's short program at figure skating world championships.