Best photos of February 6: Floods in Portugal to the Winter Olympics

The Alqueva dam discharging water in Moura, Portugal. This week's Storm Leonardo left at least one person dead in Portugal and lashed the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. AFP
Philippine police block anti-US protesters during a rally on a road leading to Washington's embassy in Manila. EPA
Participants paddle their boats during a waka ceremony – a sacred Maori event for launching, blessing, or dedicating – in Waitangi, New Zealand. AFP
A Palestinian boy sits amid rubble and debris after an Israeli aircraft struck a five-storey residential building in Khan Younis, Gaza. AFP
People cross the Limpopo river on a patched bridge in Xai Xai, Mozambique. For weeks, thousands have been trapped on either side due to flooding that started in January. AFP
A man holds flares during a demonstration outside the headquarters of Banco Master, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The bank is undergoing liquidation and remains under investigation. EPA
The guitars of Jerry Garcia, Prince, Kurt Cobain, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, and The Edge are displayed at Christie’s Los Angeles in Beverly Hills, California. AFP
Wenlong Yang of China in action during the Men's Snowboard Big Air qualification, during the Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy. EPA

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February 06, 2026

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