Day in Photos: France’s Nuclear Strategy, Melania Trump Speaks at the UN, and Zimbabwe Releases Prisoners
A French Air Force Dassault Rafale B aircraft escorts an Airbus A330 transporting French President Emmanuel Macron during a flight display moments before arriving at the Nuclear Submarine Navy Base of Ile Longue in Crozon, France, on March 2, 2026. Yoan Valat/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
A French Air Force Dassault Rafale B aircraft escorts an Airbus A330 transporting French President Emmanuel Macron during a flight display moments before arriving at the Nuclear Submarine Navy Base of Ile Longue in Crozon, France, on March 2, 2026. Yoan Valat/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: France’s Nuclear Strategy, Melania Trump Speaks at the UN, and Zimbabwe Releases Prisoners

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U.S. First Lady Melania Trump chairs a meeting of the U.N. Security Council at U.N. Headquarters in New York on March 2, 2026. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
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A man enters a high security room to attend a crisis team meeting at the foreign ministry in Berlin on March 2, 2026. Axel Schmidt/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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Smoke billows following an Israeli bombardment of Beirut's southern suburbs on March 2, 2026. The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East, with Lebanon's Hezbollah entering the fray and a British air base in Cyprus targeted. Ibrahim Amro/AFP via Getty Images
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A person shoots a basketball on a court set up to display the collection of former NBA player Scottie Pippen during a press preview at Sotheby's in New York on March 2, 2026. Personal artifacts and memorabilia from the former Chicago Bull are on display in New York before going to auction. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth takes questions during a press conference on U.S. military action in Iran, at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
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A member of the military visits a makeshift memorial to fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers at Independence Square in Kyiv on March 2, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images
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Australian suspects Tupou Pasa Midolmore (C) and Mevlut Coskun (R) are escorted to their trial at a courtroom in Denpasar, Indonesia's Bali island, on March 2, 2026. The trial of three Australians accused of plotting the murder of a compatriot at a villa in Bali continues, with all facing the death penalty. Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP via Getty Images
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Police officers patrol Gravelines beach, an area known for migrant dinghy launches into the English Channel, in Gravelines, France, on March 2, 2026. Last year, the number of people arriving by small boat totalled 41,472—an increase of 13 percent on the previous year, but lower than the highest number of 45,774 recorded in 2022. Carl Court/Getty Images
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The French Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Temeraire-S617 during the French president's visit to the Nuclear Submarine Navy Base of Ile Longue in Crozon, northwestern France, on March 2, 2026. Yoan Valat/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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The body of the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrives at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia on March 2, 2026. Born in 1941 in Greenville, S.C., Jackson died on Feb. 17. His body will lie in state in Columbia, then be transferred to Chicago for a celebration of life ceremony. Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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A United Airlines Boeing 777-224 (ER) aircraft flies past the waxing gibbous moon over Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on March 2, 2026, on the eve of March full moon, also known as “Worm Moon.” Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
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A monk passes fresh produce vendor stalls while collecting alms at Khlong Toei Market in Bangkok on March 2, 2026. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
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Workers install anti-drone netting on the roads in Druzhkivka, Ukraine, on March 2, 2026. Feb. 24 marked four years since Russia launched its large-scale invasion of Ukraine, which shows no signs of ending despite several rounds of U.S.-brokered diplomacy aimed at achieving a cease-fire. Chris Mcgrath/Getty Images
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Women inmates who qualified to be released from prison during an amnesty granted by Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa take a step toward freedom at Chikurubi Women's Prison on March 2, 2026. Zimbabwe on Monday began releasing nearly 4,000 inmates who were granted presidential amnesty in a bid to ease overcrowding in prisons. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images
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The burial of drug trafficker Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera at the Recinto de la Paz cemetery in Zapopan, Jalisco state, Mexico, on March 2, 2026. Mexican soldiers watched over the funeral of Oseguera, who died on Feb. 22 during a military operation. Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images
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A Taliban guard near an anti-aircraft gun keeps watch for Pakistani airstrikes in the Tere Zayi district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on March 2, 2026. AFP via Getty Images
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Terry P. Richardson (L) is presented the Medal of Honor by President Donald Trump during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 2, 2026. Trump awarded three soldiers the highest military decoration: Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds, who died in 1985, for shielding Jewish prisoners from Nazi guards during World War II; Staff Sgt. Terry Richardson for saving 85 lives of fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War; and Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, who died in the Afghanistan War when he shielded another soldier from a suicide bomber. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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Kite surfers ride at the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 2, 2026. Iran fired waves of missiles at Israel after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on Feb. 28. Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz declared a state of emergency as Israelis braced for retaliation. Erik Marmor/Getty Images
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People sit at Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur, Nepal, on March 2, 2026, ahead of parliamentary elections. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images