The best photos of the week: from Icelandic stallions to India's stray cattle
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Icelandic stallions eat hay from a box at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo -
Burnt-out Russian military vehicles in Bucha, near the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Russia on Tuesday increased shelling Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, pounding civilian targets there. Casualties mounted and reports emerged that more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian artillery hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv. AP Photo -
Visitors to Dubai take advantage of not having to wear masks in open spaces any more. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
A girl after fleeing from Russia's military attacks in Ukraine at the border crossing in Siret, Romania, on Tuesday. Reuters -
Llamerada dancers at the start of the carnival in Oruro, Bolivia, on February 26, 2022. The Oruro Carnival, Bolivia's primary festival, returned after a pause caused by the pandemic. EPA -
A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a young girl at a school during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi. AFP -
The hands of the soldiers on the Soviet Army Monument in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria, are painted red during a demonstration against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Reuters -
An Eritrean man shelters under mosquito nets at the Agda Hotel in the city of Semera, Ethiopia. Thousands of Eritrean refugees, shell-shocked and separated from loved ones, fled on foot to escape artillery and gunfire. AFP -
A visitor tries a screen called "metaverse service" at the SK Telecom stand during GSMA's 2022 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters -
A Ukrainian child in a car stuck in traffic on Monday as her family drives towards the Medyka-Shehyni border crossing between Ukraine and Poland to escape the conflict in their country. AFP -
An open-air training session with Syrian martial arts coach Hassan Mansour in the Barada Valley area of in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday. Reuters -
Residents of Zhytomyr on Tuesday practise throwing Molotov cocktails to defend the city, as Russia's incursion into Ukraine continues. Reuters -
Muslims during the display of a relic, believed to be a hair from the Prophet Mohammed's beard, during Miraj-ul-Alam (ascension to heaven) celebrations at Kashmir's main Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar on Tuesday. AFP -
A flooded street in Lawrence, about 70 kilometres from the New South Wales town of Lismore, Australia, on Tuesday. AFP -
Flares in the colours of the Ukrainian flag at an anti-war protest on Monday outside the Russian embassy in Mexico City, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Reuters -
The empty chamber of the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Washington on Monday, the day before US President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union speech. AP Photo -
The Second Conference of Secretaries of Primary Committees of the Workers' Party of Korea on Tuesday. The photo was released by the Korean Central News Agency, of North Korea. Reuters -
A woman confronts police as they move in to clear protesters from parliament grounds in Wellington on Wednesday during demonstrations against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions. AFP -
Market sellers carry their wares in the Adjame district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reuters -
Jumoke Olowookere, founder of the Waste Museum, speaks to children at a school as she prepares them to repaint a playground made from used tyres in Ibadan, Nigeria, on February 22, 2022. Reuters -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after an interview with Reuters in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Reuters -
Residents of Torwood Street, Auchenflower, use a boat to salvage household items after flooding in Brisbane, Australia on Thursday. Getty Images -
French teacher Pjotr Vyerko, 81, in his house which was damaged by the shock waves from a Russian air strike in Gorenka, outside Kyiv, on Wednesday. Vyerko told the Associated Press that he is prepared to use his rifle to shoot invaders because he has a daughter and grandson. "If they come here, I'll jab them with a pitchfork if I don't have weapons – but I do have weapons," he said. AP Photo -
Kyrgyz soldiers during a procession dedicated to the Day of the State Flag on Ala-Too Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Thursday. The holiday was established to educate citizens in the spirit of patriotism and respect for the state symbols of the country. EPA -
A green frog on a moth orchid at an agricultural research centre in Hwaseong, about 40 kilometres south of Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday. On the lunar calendar, 'gyeongchip', March 5 this year, is the day when frogs awake from hibernation. EPA -
A creation from the Fall/Winter 2022/2023 Women collection by French designer Isabel Marant during Paris Fashion Week on Thursday. The presentation of the women's collections runs until March 8. EPA -
Animal keeper Kirilo Trantin comforts an elephant at the Kyiv Zoo, Ukraine, on Tuesday. AP Photo -
A fisherman tries his luck near the US embassy in Havana, Cuba, on Thursday. Charge d'affaire Timothy Zuniga-Brown announced on Thursday that the embassy is preparing for a gradual reopening of its consular services in Cuba. AP Photo -
Dubai, United Arab Emirates- Art pieces on display at the unveiling of DIFC Sculpture Park “Harmony of Different Voices” tribute to UAE’s 50th year. Ruel Pableo for The National -
Cattle at a shelter in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. With stray cattle becoming a major poll issue in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said a new policy will be introduced to tackle he problem after the election results. Vijay Pandey for The National
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