Best photos of February 8: From New York Fashion Week to a multimedia exhibition in France

A model presents a creation from Christian Cowan during New York Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2025 in New York City, U.S., February 7, 2025. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Michal Cohen, front left, the mother of Israeli hostage Ohad Ben Ami, and other relatives celebrate as they watch his release from captivity in Gaza on television, in Tel Aviv, Israel. Getty Images
Palestinians climb a billboard structure in Deir Al Balah, Gaza, to watch the handover of Israeli hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami to the Red Cross as part of a ceasefire and hostages-detainees exchange deal between Hamas and Israel. Reuters
Bharatiya Janata Party workers celebrate the BJP's lead in the Delhi Assembly elections, at party headquarters in New Delhi, India. EPA
Kelly Slater of the US winning his heat and advancing into Sunday's quarter-finals of the World Surf League Lexus Pipe Pro at Pipeline, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. AFP
Kashmiri fishermen row their shikara, a traditional wooden boat, home at sunset on the Dal Lake, in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP Photo
Protesters in Bratislava, Slovakia, demonstrate against the goverment of Prime Minister Robert Fico. EPA
Paintings by French artist Henri Rousseau are projected on to the limestone surfaces of a former quarry in a multimedia exhibition at the Carrieres des Lumieres in Les-Baux-de-Provence, southern France. EPA

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February 08, 2025

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