• TOPSHOT - Street vendors take shelter under plastic sheets during a heavy rain shower in Kolkata on February 20, 2025. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
    TOPSHOT - Street vendors take shelter under plastic sheets during a heavy rain shower in Kolkata on February 20, 2025. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
  • Members of the Red Cross receive a coffin as Hamas militants hand over deceased hostages Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children Kfir and Ariel in Khan Younis as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel. Reuters
    Members of the Red Cross receive a coffin as Hamas militants hand over deceased hostages Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children Kfir and Ariel in Khan Younis as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel. Reuters
  • Actress Juliette Lewis holds a figurine resembling her that she was gifted during the film premiere of 'Opus' in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Actress Juliette Lewis holds a figurine resembling her that she was gifted during the film premiere of 'Opus' in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • Afghan horse riders compete in 'Buzkashi' (goat grabbing), a traditional Central Asian sport, in Mazar-i-Sharif. AFP
    Afghan horse riders compete in 'Buzkashi' (goat grabbing), a traditional Central Asian sport, in Mazar-i-Sharif. AFP
  • A Scottish piper attached to British troops plays the bagpipe at the end of the Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise, Nato's military training operation, in Smardan, eastern Romania. AP
    A Scottish piper attached to British troops plays the bagpipe at the end of the Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise, Nato's military training operation, in Smardan, eastern Romania. AP
  • A make up artist prepares a model backstage during a fashion show in Dakar, Senegal. EPA
    A make up artist prepares a model backstage during a fashion show in Dakar, Senegal. EPA
  • Iraqi labourers load clay bricks onto a donkey-pulled cart in central Iraq. AFP
    Iraqi labourers load clay bricks onto a donkey-pulled cart in central Iraq. AFP
  • Ol Pejeta ranger and head care giver Zacharia Mutai caresses one of the last two northern white rhinos in the world in Laikipia County, Kenya. AFP
    Ol Pejeta ranger and head care giver Zacharia Mutai caresses one of the last two northern white rhinos in the world in Laikipia County, Kenya. AFP
  • Joseph Habamungu lies on a hospital bed nursing his wounds after being injured during clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
    Joseph Habamungu lies on a hospital bed nursing his wounds after being injured during clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
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    Workers gently rub their hands on onion flowers for pollination at a farm in Faridpur, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • A person holds candles in the shape of dogs to honour Angel, a dog who suffered abuse and inspired the bill against animal abuse in Bogota, Colombia. Reuters
    A person holds candles in the shape of dogs to honour Angel, a dog who suffered abuse and inspired the bill against animal abuse in Bogota, Colombia. Reuters
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    A huge sinkhole in the middle of a Surrey village in the UK. EPA

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Best photos of February 20: Heavy rain in India to a sinkhole in the UK

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February 20, 2025

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The specs

Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
Power: 620hp from 5,750-7,500rpm
Torque: 760Nm from 3,000-5,750rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed dual-clutch auto
On sale: Now
Price: From Dh1.05 million ($286,000)

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The specs
Engine: 3.6 V6

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Power: 295bhp

Torque: 353Nm

Price: Dh155,000

On sale: now 

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THE SPECS

Touareg Highline

Engine: 3.0-litre, V6

Transmission: 8-speed automatic

Power: 340hp

Torque: 450Nm

Price: Dh239,312

Updated: February 20, 2025, 1:17 PM
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