Purim, politics and a polka-dot tree frog — in pictures

Saturday March 11

TOPSHOT - Supporters of India's Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate elections results outside the party headquarters in New Delhi on March 11, 2017. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked set to tighten his grip on power March 11 with early trends from a string of state elections showing his nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party leading in the key battleground of Uttar Pradesh. / AFP PHOTO / CHANDAN KHANNA (Photo credit should read CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images) — © Chandan Khanna/AFP

Supporters of India’s Bharatiya Janata party celebrate elections results outside the group’s headquarters in New Delhi

Britain Rugby Union - England v Scotland - Six Nations Championship - Twickenham Stadium, London - 11/3/17 England's Danny Care scores a try Action Images via Reuters / Henry Browne Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. — © Henry Browne/Livepic/Reuters

Danny Care scores a try for England during their Six Nations championship victory against Scotland at Twickenham

Sunday March 12

JINAN, CHINA - MARCH 12: Traffic police officers take part in a training session to practice gestures on March 12, 2017 in Jinan, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) — © VCG/Getty

Traffic police officers take part in a training session in Jinan, China

Monday March 13

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy dressed in a costume walks past a drunk man lying on the floor during an annual parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Nir Elias TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Nir Elias/Reuters

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy walks past a drunk man lying on the floor during an annual parade marking the Jewish holiday of Purim in Jerusalem

A girl reacts as coloured water is thrown on her face while celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colours, in Mumbai, India, March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX30RCO — © Shailesh Andrade/Reuters

A girl has coloured water thrown on her while celebrating Holi, the “festival of colours”, in Mumbai, India

Men exercise at Ibirapuera Park during the night in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Nacho Doce - RTX30VOH — © Nacho Doce/Reuters

Men take part in night-time exercise at a park in São Paulo, Brazil

Tuesday March 14

Alex Salmond, Member of Parliament for Gordon and the SNP International Affairs and Europe spokesperson in the House of Commons. To go with Henry Mance interview. — © Charlie Bibby

Alex Salmond, former leader of the Scottish National party, watches horseracing on television in his Westminster office before an interview with the Financial Times

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 13: Independence supporters gather in George Square following today's announcement March 13, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland. Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed she will ask for permission to hold a second Scottish independence referendum. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX*** — © Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Supporters of Scottish independence supporters gather in George Square, Glasgow, following the announcement by Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, that she will ask permission to hold a second independence referendum

A worker clears snow in Times Square during a snow storm in Manhattan, New York, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly — © Andrew Kelly/Reuters

A worker clears a path in Times Square, New York, during a snowstorm in Manhattan, New York

Wednesday March 15

Member of the European Parliament Jytte Guteland holds her baby as she takes part in a voting session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on March 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORINFREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images — © Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty

MEP Jytte Guteland holds her baby as she takes part in a voting session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Damage is seen after a suicide attack inside a restaurant in the al-Rabweh area of Damascus in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 15, 2017, Syria. SANA/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Reuters

The scene inside a restaurant following a suicide bomb attack in the al-Rabweh area of Damascus

TOPSHOT - French presidential election candidate for the right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party Francois Fillon (C) stands amongst supporters after delivering a speech during a campaign rally on March 15, 2017 in Pertuis, southern France. / AFP PHOTO / Franck PENNANTFRANCK PENNANT/AFP/Getty Images — © Franck Pennant/AFP/Getty

François Fillon, the centre-right nominee in France’s presidential elections, reacts after delivering a speech at a campaign rally in Pertuis, southern France

Thursday March 16

A resident looks at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives during their anti-drug operations in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco — © Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

Members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency conduct anti-drug operations in Quezon City, the Philippines

Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, spews lava during an eruption

Swiss Guards stand at attention prior to Lebanon's President Michel Aoun arrival to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

Swiss Guards stand to attention before the arrival of Michel Aoun, the president of Lebanon, for a meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (R) of the VVD Liberal party and Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders of the PVV Party take part in a meeting at the Dutch Parliament after the general election in The Hague, Netherlands, March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Yves Herman TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Yves Herman/Reuters

Geert Wilders (left), leader of the far-right Party for Freedom, meets Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte in The Hague following the Netherlands’ general election

Handout photo relased by CONICET and MACN (Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales) researchers Carlos Taboada and Julian Faivovich on March 16, 2017 in Buenos Aires of a fluorescent polka-dot tree frog (Hypsiboas punctatus) that lives in South America. Argentine and Brazilian scientists discovered the first case of natural fluorescence in amphibians in the tree-frog. / AFP PHOTO / MACN-CONICET / Taboada FAIVOVICHTABOADA FAIVOVICH/AFP/Getty Images — © CONICET/MACN

A polka-dot tree frog from South America, which has been discovered by scientists as the first case of natural fluorescence in amphibians

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: U.S. President Donald J. Trump (L), Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny (R) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (C) attend the Friends of Ireland Luncheon at the U.S Capitol on March 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images) — © Olivier Douliery/Getty

US President Donald Trump, left, Ireland’s prime minister Enda Kenny, right, and House speaker Paul Ryan, centre (facing), are reflected in a mirror as they attend a lunch at the US Capitol in Washington DC

Friday March 17

epa05853607 A North Korean soldier takes a picture of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson from outside the window during his visit to Panmunjom, the truce village near the inter-Korean border, South Korea, 17 March 2017. Tillerson arrived in South Korea on a two-day visit, as part of his three-country trip through the Asia-Pacific region. EPA/YONHAP / POOL SOUTH KOREA OUT

A soldier takes a picture of US secretary of state Rex Tillerson during his visit to North Korea’s southern side of the border post of Panmunjom

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