Best images from around the world in the past 24 hours — February 16

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  US Secretary of State John Kerry takes a photo with a group of students before delivering a speech on climate change in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 16, 2014. Kerry will issue a clarion call for the world to do to more to combat climate change, warning the planet is being pushed to “a tipping point of no return”. Evan Vucci / AFP photo

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  Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival, at Saidaiji Temple in Okayama, Japan, on February 15, 2014. Some 9,000 men battle to grab a pair of lucky sticks thrown by priests. Trevor Williams / Getty Images

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  Muslim brides show hands decorated with henna paste during a mass wedding ceremony in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on February 16, 2014. A total of 181 Muslim couples from the across the Gujarat state took part in the event organised by a Muslim voluntary organisation, organisers said. Amit Dave / Reuters

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  A resident cleans up ash that damaged houses and farms in Malang, East Java, on February 16, 2014, following the volcanic eruption of Mount Kelud on February 13. Three Indonesian airports reopened February 15, while four others remained closed, officials said, after the eruption killed four people and forced mass evacuations. Aman Rochman / AFP photo

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  A model displays an autumn/ainter design by Juana Martin on February 15, 2014, during Madrid’s Fashion Week, in Madrid, Spain. Andres Kudacki / AP photo

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  A Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) government soldier from the 2nd Battalion smokes a cigarette at the SPLA headquarters in Nyang, in the county of Yirol East, South Sudan, on February 15, 2014. Fighting between forces loyal to South Sudanese president Salva Kiir and former vice president Riek Machar erupted on last December, sparking heavy clashes across the country that have left thousands dead and displaced close to 900,000 people. Fabio Bucciarelli / AFP photo

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  Olga Gharkova bathes in a hot pot at the British Banya bathhouse, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on February 15, 2014, “The most important thing about the banya is to have a good spirit in the body,” said bathhouse master Ivan Tkach. Jae C. Hong / AP photo

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  Children warm up with the heat of an armchair burning in the Hanano district of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on February 15, 2014. The death toll in nearly three years of conflict in Syria has risen to more than 140,000 people including nearly 50,000 civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Fadi Al-Halabi / AFP photo/Aleppo Media Centre

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  A Palestinian man selling packs of Lupini beans is seen from behind rain-covered glass near the Gaza City port on February 15, 2014. Mohammed Saber / EPA

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  Boys are silhouetted against the setting sun while playing cricket in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 15, 2014. Athar Hussain / Reuters

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  A Sri Lankan traditional dancer applies make up before Navam Perahera, a Buddhist pageant of elephants, dancers and drummers, in Colombo on February 15, 2014. Over 50 elephants are participating in a street parade for Gangaramaya temple’s annual Perahera festival, along with a nightly procession of traditional dancers, fire twirlers and traditional musicians. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters

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  An anti-government protester stands behind a shield on the Maidan (Independence square) in Kiev, on February 15, 2014. Ukraine’s political situation has been volatile since a massive protest movement erupted last November, when Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovich rejected a key EU trade pact in favour of closer ties with Russia, angering pro-EU parts of the population. The movement has since evolved into an outright drive to oust Yanukovych, with protesters continuing to occupy the city’s central square. Martin Bureau / AFP photo

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  A Palestinian protester helps another who was injured on February 15, 2014, during clashes with Israeli forces near the West Bank village of Tourah, west of Jenin. Dozens of Palestinians held a march to protest against the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and US Secretary of State John Kerry’s peace efforts. Mohammed Ballas / AP photo