Best photos of February 20: From Al Aqsa Mosque to darts in Dubai

TOPSHOT - A man poses for a "selfie" picture on his phone before the Dome of the Rock shrine at the Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on February 20, 2026. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
Cassie Sharpe of Canada crashes in the women's freeski halfpipe at Livigno Snow Park, Italy, where the Winter Olympics are being held. AFP
Buddhists in traditional attire offer prayers during Losar, the New Year, in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
Patch, a baby Japanese macaque, eyes a new toy at Ichikawa City Zoo, Japan. Reuters
Men rest before iftar at Grand Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. Reuters
A news report on the former British prince, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, is broadcast from Wood Farm on the royal Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England. AFP
A Chinese Lantern Festival takes place as part of Lunar New Year celebrations in Saint Petersburg, Russia. AFP
Players take part in the PDC darts Asia Tour event in the Falcon Ballroom at Le Meridien, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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February 20, 2026

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