• A Palestinian sets off fireworks after breaking his fast at the Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza. AFP
    A Palestinian sets off fireworks after breaking his fast at the Jabalia refugee camp, in northern Gaza. AFP
  • Spectators attend the lighting of the 'Burning Heart', a wooden structure created by artist Nikolay Polissky, during Maslenitsa celebrations in Russia. AFP
    Spectators attend the lighting of the 'Burning Heart', a wooden structure created by artist Nikolay Polissky, during Maslenitsa celebrations in Russia. AFP
  • Released political prisoner Reinardo Murillo celebrates with his family in his hometown of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela. AFP
    Released political prisoner Reinardo Murillo celebrates with his family in his hometown of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela. AFP
  • Britain's King Charles III takes a closer look at a lightweight multiple launcher, during a visit to military barracks on Thorney Island. Reuters
    Britain's King Charles III takes a closer look at a lightweight multiple launcher, during a visit to military barracks on Thorney Island. Reuters
  • Trees in the flooded Sarthe river outside Briollay, western France. AFP
    Trees in the flooded Sarthe river outside Briollay, western France. AFP
  • Makeshift tents dot Nuseirat refugee camp, north of Deir Al Balah, in Gaza. AFP
    Makeshift tents dot Nuseirat refugee camp, north of Deir Al Balah, in Gaza. AFP
  • Revellers celebrate Lathmar Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Nandgaon, India. AFP
    Revellers celebrate Lathmar Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Nandgaon, India. AFP
  • Thai marines line up on a beach after taking part in a drill in the coastal province of Chonburi. AFP
    Thai marines line up on a beach after taking part in a drill in the coastal province of Chonburi. AFP
  • A volunteer in Gaza city restores books and manuscripts destroyed during Israel's war on the enclave. AFP
    A volunteer in Gaza city restores books and manuscripts destroyed during Israel's war on the enclave. AFP
  • North Korean leaders watch a flypast during a military parade to commemorate the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. Reuters
    North Korean leaders watch a flypast during a military parade to commemorate the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. Reuters
  • A girl poses for a pictures during the annual Tulip Festival in New Delhi. AFP
    A girl poses for a pictures during the annual Tulip Festival in New Delhi. AFP
  • A man walks on the ridge of Mount Arlas in the Pyrenees, in the northern Spanish province of Navarre. AFP
    A man walks on the ridge of Mount Arlas in the Pyrenees, in the northern Spanish province of Navarre. AFP
  • A light installation at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building. AFP
    A light installation at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building. AFP
  • US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington. AFP
    US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington. AFP
  • A French gendarmerie vehicle takes residents out of the flood-isolated village of Courcoury, south-western France. AFP
    A French gendarmerie vehicle takes residents out of the flood-isolated village of Courcoury, south-western France. AFP
  • Participants hurl mud at one another during the Warabi Hadaka festival in Yotsukaido, Japan. AFP
    Participants hurl mud at one another during the Warabi Hadaka festival in Yotsukaido, Japan. AFP
  • 'I get the news I need on the weather report': The Brooklyn Bridge is almost deserted during a winter storm over New York City on February 23. The National Weather Service said 38 centimetres fell across the Greater New York area on Monday. AFP
    'I get the news I need on the weather report': The Brooklyn Bridge is almost deserted during a winter storm over New York City on February 23. The National Weather Service said 38 centimetres fell across the Greater New York area on Monday. AFP
  • Emirates Red Cresent workers and Dubai Police hand out iftar boxes to motorcycle messengers at the intersection of Al Safa Street and Al Multaqa Street just before sunset on February 23. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Emirates Red Cresent workers and Dubai Police hand out iftar boxes to motorcycle messengers at the intersection of Al Safa Street and Al Multaqa Street just before sunset on February 23. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Dubai Police officers fire a 1940 British-made 25-pounder cannon in front of Burj Khalifa in Dubai to signal the end of fasting. EPA
    Dubai Police officers fire a 1940 British-made 25-pounder cannon in front of Burj Khalifa in Dubai to signal the end of fasting. EPA
  • Vehicles merge onto expressway lanes after passing through the Wuzhuang toll station in Chuzhou, eastern China's Anhui Province at the end of the Spring Festival holiday marking the Year of the Horse. AFP
    Vehicles merge onto expressway lanes after passing through the Wuzhuang toll station in Chuzhou, eastern China's Anhui Province at the end of the Spring Festival holiday marking the Year of the Horse. AFP
  • Braving heavy snowfall in Times Square, Manhattan, during a snowfall in New York City. A storm threatened to lay down 30cm of snow across the US East Coast beginning on Sunday, February 22. AFP
    Braving heavy snowfall in Times Square, Manhattan, during a snowfall in New York City. A storm threatened to lay down 30cm of snow across the US East Coast beginning on Sunday, February 22. AFP
  • A long exposure image shows the motion of a glowing wooden disc as it is hurled towards the valley as part of the scheibenschlagen tradition in the village of Untervaz, Switzerland. EPA
    A long exposure image shows the motion of a glowing wooden disc as it is hurled towards the valley as part of the scheibenschlagen tradition in the village of Untervaz, Switzerland. EPA
  • Blossoming Tabebuia rosea trees bring out the admirers at Kasetsart University’s Kamphaeng Saen Campus, in Thailand. Reuters
    Blossoming Tabebuia rosea trees bring out the admirers at Kasetsart University’s Kamphaeng Saen Campus, in Thailand. Reuters
  • A mass iftar organised by the Ajialouna organisation in Beirut, which set a record for the world’s longest iftar table at 3,255.8 metres. EPA
    A mass iftar organised by the Ajialouna organisation in Beirut, which set a record for the world’s longest iftar table at 3,255.8 metres. EPA
  • Sunrise in Kuwait City. AFP
    Sunrise in Kuwait City. AFP
  • A residential building damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv. Reuters
    A residential building damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv. Reuters
  • Viking re-enactors during the Jorvik Viking Festival in York, UK. PA
    Viking re-enactors during the Jorvik Viking Festival in York, UK. PA
  • Freestyle skier Guangpu Qi of China competes in the men's aerials final at the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortino, Italy. Getty Images
    Freestyle skier Guangpu Qi of China competes in the men's aerials final at the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortino, Italy. Getty Images
  • Morning fog brings an eerie perspective to the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Morning fog brings an eerie perspective to the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • At Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, the large-scale light installation Lights of Memory illuminates burials as people visit the graves of their relatives on the fourth anniversary of Russia's so-called special military operation. Reuters
    At Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, the large-scale light installation Lights of Memory illuminates burials as people visit the graves of their relatives on the fourth anniversary of Russia's so-called special military operation. Reuters

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