Best photos of February 4: from Sharjah Mosque to Sri Lanka's 78th Independence Day

Sharjah Mosque is lit up for the 15th annual Sharjah Light Festival. AFP
The site of a Russian drone strike on a residential building in Kharkiv, north-eastern Ukraine. EPA
A farmer harvests artichokes in Tebourba, Tunisia. EPA
People walk on the frozen Baltic Sea near Mikoszewo in northern Poland. AFP
Rain falls along the Shatt Al Arab corniche in Basra, Iraq. AFP
Robots perform a dance for the Spring Culture Festival at the Ancient Observatory building in Beijing. AFP
A Palestinian woman and her grandson arrive at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, after entering the enclave through the Rafah crossing. Reuters
A man feeds birds on the banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi. Reuters
Women in the Sri Lankan Army march during the country's 78th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo. AFP

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