Best photos of February 5: Louvre heist crown to World Governments Summit in Dubai

This handout photograph released on February 4, 2026 shows the damaged crown of Empress Eugenie de Montijo after it was dropped during the heist from the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum on October 19, 2025. The crown, dropped in Louvre Museum heist on October 19, 2025, "has retained its quasi-integrity" and will be completely restored, the Museum announced on February 4, 2026. (Photo by Thomas Clot / THE LOUVRE MUSEUM / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / LOUVRE MUSEUM / THOMAS CLOT" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
The shores of Dal Lake on a cold winter day in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir. Reuters
Afghan families displaced from Pakistan sit around a fire outside their temporary shelters in Kabul. EPA
Fenerbahce fans light flares and wave flags as they welcome new signing Ngolo Kante in Istanbul. AFP
Palestinians coming from the Rafah crossing arrive at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. Reuters
An alley between shelters at the Imam Ali Housing Compound for Lebanese and Syrian refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. AFP
Camels at a livestock export market in Al Obeid, Sudan. Reuters
A Colossal Biosciences exhibition in partnership with Museum Of The Future at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

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February 05, 2026

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