Best pictures of the day 17/03/2023

San Clemente, California

An aerial view of a pool at the edge of a hillside landslide brought on by heavy rain. Four ocean-view apartment buildings had to be evacuated owing to unstable conditions

Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Paris, France
A pedestrian walks past full waste bins as rubbish collectors strike against pension changes
Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

Cheltenham, England

Racegoers chase a gold cup at the Cheltenham festival

Photograph: Tom Maher/INPHO/Rex/Shutterstock

Dublin, Ireland

A reveller prepares for the St Patrick’s Day parade

Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Doha, Qatar

Part of the Forever Valentino exhibition at the M7 design centre

Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia

Blake Johnston breaking a record for the longest surf session by catching 500 waves in 40 hours at the Alley in Cronulla

Photograph: Jane Dempster/AAP

Ganzhou, China

New recruits of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army attend a send-off ceremony at a railway station

Photograph: China Daily/Reuters

Blantyre, Malawi

A road connecting the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe that was damaged by Tropical Cyclone Freddy

Photograph: Thoko Chikondi/AP

Dakar, Senegal

A man runs with his daughter as she covers her nose from teargas. Security forces were deployed in the Senegalese capital before a politically charged trial of an opposition leader

Photograph: John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images