• A car in the Tahoe-Donner neighbourhood after an overnight winter storm in Truckee, eastern California, on Friday, February 14, 2025. AP Photo
    A car in the Tahoe-Donner neighbourhood after an overnight winter storm in Truckee, eastern California, on Friday, February 14, 2025. AP Photo
  • Traditional instruments are played during the annual boat regatta in Yauri, Kebbi State, Nigeria, on February 14, 2025. The festival began about 200 years ago to celebrate the naval strength of the Gungu people, where warriors annually attacked dangerous hippopotamus that were destroying farmlands. AFP
    Traditional instruments are played during the annual boat regatta in Yauri, Kebbi State, Nigeria, on February 14, 2025. The festival began about 200 years ago to celebrate the naval strength of the Gungu people, where warriors annually attacked dangerous hippopotamus that were destroying farmlands. AFP
  • Red-crowned cranes spread their wings in a courtship dance at the feeding area of the Tsurui Ito Red-crowned Crane Sanctuary in the village of Tsurui, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on February 15, 2025. AFP
    Red-crowned cranes spread their wings in a courtship dance at the feeding area of the Tsurui Ito Red-crowned Crane Sanctuary in the village of Tsurui, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on February 15, 2025. AFP
  • A mother and son stand on a balcony in Al Remal neighbourhood of Gaza city on February 14, 2025. EPA
    A mother and son stand on a balcony in Al Remal neighbourhood of Gaza city on February 14, 2025. EPA
  • Guau Tap Brewery in collaboration with welfare organisations Brigada Murci and El Refugio stage a Valentine's Day blind date event for dog adoptions in Mexico City. Reuters
    Guau Tap Brewery in collaboration with welfare organisations Brigada Murci and El Refugio stage a Valentine's Day blind date event for dog adoptions in Mexico City. Reuters
  • A flyboarder salutes during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony for the Komodo 2025 multilateral naval exercise at Benoa port in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on February 14. AFP
    A flyboarder salutes during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony for the Komodo 2025 multilateral naval exercise at Benoa port in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on February 14. AFP
  • The Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where Pope Francis was taken on Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and is receiving drug therapy for a respiratory tract infection. AP Photo
    The Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, where Pope Francis was taken on Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and is receiving drug therapy for a respiratory tract infection. AP Photo
  • Israelis watch a live Gaza broadcast of the release of three Israeli hostages during a gathering at the so-called Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on February 15, 2025. AP Photo
    Israelis watch a live Gaza broadcast of the release of three Israeli hostages during a gathering at the so-called Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on February 15, 2025. AP Photo
  • People cast their ballot during early presidential elections in Sukhumi, the capital of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia in the South Caucasus, on 15 February, 2025. EPA
    People cast their ballot during early presidential elections in Sukhumi, the capital of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia in the South Caucasus, on 15 February, 2025. EPA
  • NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 15: A woman in Art Deco costume poses for a photograph on February 15, 2025 in Napier, New Zealand. The Napier Art Deco Festival 2025, running from February 13 to 16, promises an immersive experience with over 200 events celebrating the city's iconic Art Deco architecture and heritage. This year's festival marks significant anniversaries, including the centennial of the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris and features vintage car rallies, fashion shows, and steam train excursions. (Photo by Kerry Marshall / Getty Images)
    NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 15: A woman in Art Deco costume poses for a photograph on February 15, 2025 in Napier, New Zealand. The Napier Art Deco Festival 2025, running from February 13 to 16, promises an immersive experience with over 200 events celebrating the city's iconic Art Deco architecture and heritage. This year's festival marks significant anniversaries, including the centennial of the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris and features vintage car rallies, fashion shows, and steam train excursions. (Photo by Kerry Marshall / Getty Images)

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Best photos of February 15: Winter in California to Napier Art Deco festival

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February 15, 2025

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