Authorities investigate after a suspect in the Austin bombings blew himself up in his car in Round Rock, Texas, on Wednesday, March 21. The suspect was later identified as Mark Anthony Conditt, 23. He planted a series of explosive devices in the state capital, killing two people and terrorizing the city for 19 days this month.
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National security adviser H.R. McMaster leaves the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House on Friday, March 16. On Thursday, March 23, US President Donald Trump announced in a tweet that McMaster resigned from his position and will be replaced by former UN ambassador and Fox News analyst John Bolton.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin waves as he speaks to supporters during a rally near the Kremlin in Moscow on Sunday, March 18. Putin extended his grip on Russia for another six years after an overwhelming victory in Sunday's presidential election, a result that was never in doubt.
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Pedestrians walk through the snow in Manhattan on Wednesday, March 21, in New York City. The Big Apple and much of New England experienced a fourth nor'easter in three weeks that resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights, downed power lines and closed schools and businesses.
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie attends an event at the Frontline Club on Tuesday, March 20 in London, England. Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics company, allegedly used the information of 50 million Facebook users in order to influence the 2016 US presidential election.
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A jellyfish is seen at the Oceanopolis aquarium in Brest, France, on Friday, March 16.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions and first lady Melania Trump applaud as US President Donald Trump speaks about combating the opioid crisis in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday, March 19. Trump officially proposed imposing the death penalty for certain drug dealers, arguing that the federal government is "wasting our time" if it isn't willing to put some traffickers to death.
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In this photo from Tuesday, March 20, Sequita Thompson recounts the horror of seeing her grandson Stephon Clark dead in her backyard after he was shot by police in Sacramento, California. Relatives, activists and Sacramento officials are questioning why police shot the unarmed man 20 times, killing him, when he turned out to be holding only a cellphone in his grandparents' backyard.
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A girl released by the terror group Boko Haram walks with her father in Dapchi, Nigeria, on Wednesday, March 21. Most of the 110 schoolgirls kidnapped last month in Nigeria by Boko Haram have been released and returned to their hometown of Dapchi, a Nigerian minister said Wednesday.
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A young boy enjoys the evening as gulls fly overhead in Yangon, Myanmar, on Tuesday, March 20.
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Humanoid robot Sophia delivers a speech championing the United Nations' sustainable development goals in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday, March 21. Sophia, developed by Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics, was granted citizenship in Saudi Arabia, making her the first robot to receive the citizenship of any country.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame, left, consults with Chadian President Idriss Deby, middle, on Wednesday, March 21, before signing the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement in Kigali, Rwanda. It is being called the largest free trade agreement since the creation of the World Trade Organization.
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A Syrian boy evacuates with other civilians from the town of Jisreen in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, March 17. Airstrikes rained down again Saturday in Eastern Ghouta, according to activist group Damascus Media Center, as swarms of civilians continued to pour out of the battered rebel-held area not far from the nation's capital.
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Fishing boats are caught in the ice at the harbor of Stahlbrode in northeastern Germany, where the low temperatures brought fishing activities to a standstill on Wednesday, March 21.
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The first polar bear cub to be born in the UK in 25 years begins to explore its outdoor enclosure at the Royal Zoological Society's Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie, Scotland, in advance of the enclosure opening to the public on Wednesday, March 21.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Hounslow, West London, on Saturday, March 17.
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Turkish-backed Syrian rebels walk past a burning shop in the city of Afrin in northern Syria on Sunday, March 18. Syrian rebel fighters backed by Turkey went on a looting spree in Afrin on Sunday after seizing control of the Kurdish-held town following a two-month siege, observers said.
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A Somali child drinks water from a cap at the Tawakal IDP camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, on Wednesday, March, 21.
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Black swans take care of their cygnet at the Santa Fe Zoo in Medellin, Colombia, on Tuesday, March 20.
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Opposition lawmakers set off tear gas canisters in Kosovo's Parliament chamber on Wednesday, March 21, in an attempt to prevent the ratification of a border agreement with neighboring Montenegro.
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People atop the Pyramid of the Sun at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan, northeast of Mexico City, "get energy" from the sun as it rises during celebrations of the spring equinox on Wednesday, March 21.
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A sandal is left on the road after a suicide bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, March 21. A suicide bomber killed 29 people, the latest in a string of attacks to rock the Afghan capital since the start of the year.
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Frost candles are lit in a vineyard in Flasch, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 22.
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Romain Franck, a worker at the French Consulate in Jerusalem, covers his face during a hearing at the district court in in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba on Monday, March 19. Franck, 24, has been arrested for smuggling weapons from Gaza into East Jerusalem and the West Bank using his diplomatic immunity, the Israel Security Agency announced Monday after a joint investigation with Israeli police.
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Models display creations by Viviano Sue from the Autumn/Winter collection at Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo on Wednesday, March 21.
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People gather at the Slovak National Uprising square in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Friday, March 16, to rally against corruption and to pay tribute to murdered Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova.
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A man jumps over a bonfire during a Kurdish celebration of Nowruz, the Persian calendar New Year, in Istanbul on Wednesday, March 21.
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Pope Francis poses for photos with a group of traditional Swiss horn players during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, March 21.
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A man walks inside a mosque after an airstrike in the Syrian city of Douma, Eastern Ghouta, on Monday, March 19. See last week in 35 photos
