Best photos of February 2: US rapper Doechii performing to Independence Day parade rehearsal in Colombo

US rapper Doechii performs during the Recording Academy and Clive Davis' Salute To Industry Icons 50-Year Anniversary of the pre-Grammy gala at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on February 1, 2025. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP)
Spiritual leader Mahant Swami Maharaj, 92, addresses devotees at the opening ceremony of the Baps Hindu Mandir, the largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere, in Johannesburg, South Africa. AFP
Flames shoot into the air during a fire at the Martinez Refinery Company base in California. AP
A dramatic crash at the Bathurst 12-Hour race at Mount Panorama, in the Australian state of New South Wales. Getty Images
People take part in a bean-throwing ceremony to repel evil spirits at the annual Setsubun Festival at Ikegami Honmonji temple, Tokyo. AFP
Lit-up mobile phones are held aloft at a protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy at a railway station that killed 15 people last November, in Novi Sad, Serbia. AP
Devotees gather to take part in prayers to end the Biswa Ijtema, an annual Muslim gathering, in Tongi, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
A recovery team carries a body found under debris at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, in Poltava, Ukraine. Reuters
Sri Lankan Army soldiers, dressed in traditional costume, march with national flags during rehearsals for the annual Independence Day parade in Colombo. EPA