Best photos of February 6: Lithium mining in Nigeria to US deportees arriving in India

  • A miner carries a bag of stones containing lithium, a metal used in the manufacture of electric batteries and mobile phones, at an open-cast mine in Gidan Kwano, Nigeria. In one day, he can earn twice the national minimum monthly wage. AFP
    A miner carries a bag of stones containing lithium, a metal used in the manufacture of electric batteries and mobile phones, at an open-cast mine in Gidan Kwano, Nigeria. In one day, he can earn twice the national minimum monthly wage. AFP
  • Residents of Hatay, in southern Turkey, gather to mark the second anniversary of the devastating 2023 earthquake. Getty Images
    Residents of Hatay, in southern Turkey, gather to mark the second anniversary of the devastating 2023 earthquake. Getty Images
  • A bakers sells bread from the ruins of his premises, destroyed by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabalia, northern Gaza. AP
    A bakers sells bread from the ruins of his premises, destroyed by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabalia, northern Gaza. AP
  • Waka (Maori canoes) travel to a beach in northern New Zealand after a service marking Waitangi Day, the country's national day. Getty Images
    Waka (Maori canoes) travel to a beach in northern New Zealand after a service marking Waitangi Day, the country's national day. Getty Images
  • Protesters in demolish the home of the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka. AP
    Protesters in demolish the home of the late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka. AP
  • National Guard troops patrol the border wall in the Juarez Valley, Chihuahua state, Mexico. AFP
    National Guard troops patrol the border wall in the Juarez Valley, Chihuahua state, Mexico. AFP
  • A protester holds up a placard showing US President Donald Trump and a slogan condemning his Gaza plan at a rally in support of Palestinians, outside the US embassy in Seoul, South Korea. AFP
    A protester holds up a placard showing US President Donald Trump and a slogan condemning his Gaza plan at a rally in support of Palestinians, outside the US embassy in Seoul, South Korea. AFP
  • Indian police officers escort deportees from the United States as they arrive at Ahmedabad Airport. AP
    Indian police officers escort deportees from the United States as they arrive at Ahmedabad Airport. AP