A selection of photos shot recently from around the world.

�Miracle Pine,� a tree which is said to symbolize hope and recovery after it survived the 2011 tsunami, stands next to a damaged building in front of the newly-built seawall in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, March 3, 2018. (Photo by Reuters) A seagull flies over a wave at Fudaihama beach in Fudai, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, March 1, 2018. (Photo by Reuters) A coal barge is towed on the Musi River, Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, March 7, 2018. (Photo by Reuters) Activists light flares as they march at the main shopping and pedestrian street of Istiklal during a rally on the International Women�s Day, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 8, 2018. (Photo by Reuters) Young Los Angeles Dodgers fans try to get autographs prior to the game against the Cleveland Indians during a Spring Training game at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona, the US, on March 8, 2018. (Photo by Reuters) Paralympic skier from Switzerland Murat Pelit (L) laughs with Yohann Taberlet of France during free training at the Jeongseon Alpine Center prior to the start of the Paralympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, on March 9, 2018. (Photo by Reuters) Polo players behind mahouts sit astride each elephants as they vie for the ball during the King�s Cup Elephant Polo tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 8, 2018. (Photo by AP) Actor Mark Hamill poses with "Star Wars" characters R2-D2 and Stormtroopers after unveiling his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, US, on March 8, 2018. (Photo by Reuters) US President Donald Trump gives out pens he used to sign presidential proclamations placing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to workers from the steel and aluminum industries at the White House in Washington, US March 8, 2018. (Photo by Reuters) Chile�s Finance Minister Nicolas Eyzaguirre is pictured at the Chilean Congress in Valparaiso, Chile on March 7, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)