A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 30, 2017
![Some of the 404 participants pose for a photo during the "Next Einstein" competition, which set a Guinness World Record for the "largest gathering of people dressed as Albert Einstein," in Toronto, Canada, March 28, 2017. According to organizers of the Einstein Legacy Project, the aim is to encourage innovation and free-thinking. (Courtesy of Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University)](https://gdb.voanews.com/d0cbeab5-fd43-4255-af98-6dab695a2a2f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Some of the 404 participants pose for a photo during the "Next Einstein" competition, which set a Guinness World Record for the "largest gathering of people dressed as Albert Einstein," in Toronto, Canada, March 28, 2017. According to organizers of the Einstein Legacy Project, the aim is to encourage innovation and free-thinking. (Courtesy of Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University)
![Russian President Vladimir Putin visits an ice cavern on Alexandra Land Island in the remote Arctic islands of Franz Josef Land, March 29, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7f679fdf-b5a1-40ac-a58c-d691896f4efc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits an ice cavern on Alexandra Land Island in the remote Arctic islands of Franz Josef Land, March 29, 2017.
![A chimpanzee drinks a sweet refreshment as it is sprayed with water on a hot day at Dusit zoo in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8d89af15-4ffd-4284-b65a-c7f02b6ed2dd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A chimpanzee drinks a sweet refreshment as it is sprayed with water on a hot day at Dusit zoo in Bangkok, Thailand.
![A claw prepares to collect garbage to be fed to the incinerator at the Lujishan Waste Incineration Power Plant.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fbe2ac17-ade4-4615-8f46-b02ef74e09bf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A claw prepares to collect garbage to be fed to the incinerator at the Lujishan Waste Incineration Power Plant.