Best photos of February 14: A Dragon Boat race in Abu Dhabi to Valentine's Day in Afghanistan

The 500-metre dragon boat races under way in Abu Dhabi during the Open Masters Games. Victor Besa / The National
A young Gazan couple play chess in a coffee shop in central Gaza city. Despite an increase in humanitarian aid, the UN warns that the situation in the Palestinian enclave remains 'dire'. EPA
Smoke and lava erupt from a volcano, the Piton de la Fournaise, on the French overseas island of Reunion. AFP
A performer on stage during the Las Palmas Carnival Queen Gala, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. Reuters
A man holding an umbrella walks by a flooded street in Coimbra, central Portugal. AFP
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, right, presents his helmet to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Germany, during the Munich Security Conference. Heraskevych was barred from the Milan-Cortina Games after refusing to back down from wearing a helmet adorned with pictures of Ukrainian sportsmen and women killed since Russia invaded in 2022. AFP
Italy players huddle at the end of the match after they were defeated by the US in the quarter-finals of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament, in Milan. Reuters
An Afghan boy sells balloons in a street on the eve of Valentine's Day, in Kabul. EPA