Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are pictured during their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey, which aired in the United States on Sunday, March 7. It was their first sit-down appearance since leaving Britain last year. Meghan said life as a royal was so isolating and lonely at one point that she "didn't want to be alive anymore," and she described herself as the victim of an image-obsessed Buckingham Palace.
Harpo Productions/Joe Pugliese/Getty Images
The wife of Phoe Chit, a protester who died during an anti-coup demonstration in Myanmar, cries over her husband's coffin during his funeral in Yangon on Friday, March 5. Protesters have been met with deadly force in Myanmar, where the military seized power in a coup on February 1. At least 38 people were killed March 3 after security forces opened fire on peaceful protesters in towns and cities across the country.
STR/AFP/Getty Images
US President Joe Biden signs a $1.9 trillion economic relief plan into law on Thursday, March 11. The Covid-19 relief package has been Biden's first and most pressing legislative priority since taking office in January.
Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images
Musicians Albert Skuratov and Samuel Palomino play a Mozart mini-concert for Covid-19 patients at an intensive care unit in Madrid on Thursday, March 11.
Bernat Armangue/AP
People sit in the middle of Minneapolis' Hennepin Avenue to mourn the death of George Floyd on Sunday, March 7. It was a day before jury selection began in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is accused of killing Floyd in May. Floyd's death led to widespread protests last year against police brutality and racism. Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
Jerry Holt/Star Tribune/AP
Pope Francis, surrounded by the remains of destroyed churches, attends a prayer in Mosul, Iraq, on Sunday, March 7. Francis called for "harmonious coexistence" of people from different backgrounds and cultures. "Here in Mosul, the tragic consequences of war and hostility are all too evident," he said. The Pope was in Iraq for four days. It was the first-ever papal visit to Iraq, and it was Francis' first trip outside Italy since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Andrew Medichini/AP
Dr. Mayank Amin, dressed as Superman, prepares a Covid-19 vaccine at a clinic in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, March 7. Amin has been on a mission to vaccinate thousands of people in his rural community.
A masked woman takes a selfie in Santiago, Chile, before taking part in a march for International Women's Day on Monday, March 8.
Esteban Félix/AP
First-grader Sophia Frazier does her schoolwork behind a plastic divider at Two Rivers Elementary School in Sacramento, California, on Monday, March 8. The first-graders returned to class last week. It was the first day for students in grades 3 through 5.
Daniel Kim/Sacramento Bee/ZumaPress
LeBron James throws down a dunk during the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, March 7. Team LeBron defeated Team Durant 170-150.
Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, and other government officials gather during the opening session of the National People's Congress in Beijing on Friday, March 5.
Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Marcelino Flores delivers food to Brandon Blanton, left, and Russell Hicks as they eat lunch at the Picos Restaurant in Houston on Wednesday, March 10. Picos, like many restaurants across the state, continue to operate at a reduced capacity and ask customers to wear masks despite safety restrictions being eased by Gov. Greg Abbott. Abbott said businesses of any type would be allowed to open 100% beginning on March 10.
David J. Phillip/AP
Olympic champion Katie Ledecky swims the 200-meter freestyle during a meet in San Antonio on Friday, March 5. She won the event.
Tom Pennington/Getty Images
US Attorney General Merrick Garland bumps elbows with Vice President Kamala Harris after his ceremonial swearing-in on Thursday, March 11.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP
A protester wears a red scarf over her face while attending a flash mob near the Romanian Parliament in Bucharest on Wednesday, March 10. The protesters called for the swift passing of a law that would allow monitoring devices for people found guilty of domestic abuse.
Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea/Reuters
A Japanese macaque, also known as a snow monkey, soaks in a hot spring in Japan's Nagano Prefecture on Saturday, March 6.
Kiichiro Sato/AP
Verena Kaiser, left, and Estelle Yoka-Mossely punch each other during their title bout in Nantes, France, on Friday, March 5. Yoka-Mossely retained her IBO lightweight title after winning by unanimous decision.
Jean-Francois Monier/AFP/Getty Images
People enjoy an audio-visual installation by Julius Horsthuis at the Artechouse art space in New York on Friday, March 5.
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer hold up the American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion economic relief package they signed in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, March 10. President Joe Biden signed it into law on Thursday.
Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Sipa USA/AP
A child tosses a surgical mask into a fire during a mask-burning event at the Idaho Statehouse in Boise on Saturday, March 6. People gathered in at least 20 cities across the state to protest Covid-19 restrictions.
Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Skiers take a corner during a cross-country race in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Saturday, March 6.
Matthias Hangst/Getty Images
Britain's Prince William talks to the members of the press while visiting a school in London on Thursday, March 11. He defended the monarchy as he made his first public remarks since Oprah Winfrey's interview with his brother, Prince Harry, and Harry's wife, Meghan. "We're very much not a racist family," Prince William said.
Justin Tallis/Pool/AP
A health worker shows the media how she prepares a dose of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine before administering it to a patient in Rome on Monday, March 8.
Alessandra Tarantino/AP
A college student is thrown in the air while celebrating spring break on a beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday, March 5.
Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters
French athlete Alice Finot celebrates with a mascot on Friday, March 5, after she finished second in the 3,000-meter race at the European Indoor Championships.
Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters
Relatives of Tereza Santos, a Covid-19 victim, react as she is about to be buried in São Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, March 9.
Carla Carniel/Reuters
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bangs her gavel on Wednesday, March 10, after a final vote approved a $1.9 trillion economic relief plan.
Drew Angerer/Getty Images
An art installation, representing a broken glass ceiling, surrounds the Fearless Girl Statue in New York on Monday, March 8. It was International Women's Day.
John Nacion/NurPhoto/AP
A child walks among blooming trees at a peach orchard in Aitona, Spain, on Friday, March 5.
Pau Barrena/AFP/Getty Images
Andrew Yang, a former presidential candidate now running for mayor of New York, pulls noodles at Xi'an Famous Foods while visiting Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood on Friday, March 5.
Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Female boxers compete in Kathmandu, Nepal, at an event that was organized to mark International Women's Day on Monday, March 8.
Niranjan Shrestha/AP
Cecilia Burgos cries outside a courtroom in San Martin, Argentina, after a judge acquitted former priest Carlos Eduardo José on Tuesday, March 9. José faced charges of sexual abuse, but he was cleared after a judge said the statute of limitations had run out on the accusations against him.
Natacha Pisarenko/AP
Clouds cover the sky over the Ernst-Taehlmann-Park housing estate after a thunderstorm in Berlin on Thursday, March 11.
Markus Schreiber/AP
Georgia State Sen. Mike Dugan shakes hands with Rules Committee Chairman Jeff Mullis after the passage of Senate Bill 241, which changes Georgia's voting laws, on Monday, March 8. Dugan presented the bill, which would repeal no-excuse absentee voting for many Georgians — a method 1.3 million of the state's residents used to cast ballots in November's election.
Ben Gray/AP
People play hockey on Lake Baikal in Russia's Irkutsk region on Monday, March 8.
Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
The Dalai Lama receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Dharamsala, India, on Saturday, March 6.
Office of the his holiness the Dalai Lama/AP
Models present new creations from Versace during Milan Fashion Week on Friday, March 5.
Versace/Handout/Reuters
The Rebels' Trevor Hosea packs into a scrum during a rugby match against the Brumbies in Canberra, Australia, on Saturday, March 6.
