• A model in silhouette at the Fendi women's Autumn-Winter 2023-24 collection show in Milan, Italy. AP Photo
    A model in silhouette at the Fendi women's Autumn-Winter 2023-24 collection show in Milan, Italy. AP Photo
  • A child wearing a 'Gilles' costume during the Binche carnival, a Unesco World Heritage event in Binche, Belgium. Reuters
    A child wearing a 'Gilles' costume during the Binche carnival, a Unesco World Heritage event in Binche, Belgium. Reuters
  • A woman during a pancake race in Leadenhall Market in London. Hosted by the Lamb Tavern, an 18th-century pub, the race is held annually on Shrove Tuesday. Getty Images
    A woman during a pancake race in Leadenhall Market in London. Hosted by the Lamb Tavern, an 18th-century pub, the race is held annually on Shrove Tuesday. Getty Images
  • Outdoor live-streamers on an overpass bridge in Guilin, in southern China's Guangxi province. AFP
    Outdoor live-streamers on an overpass bridge in Guilin, in southern China's Guangxi province. AFP
  • A march in honour of those who died during clashes with the police in demonstrations against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Puno, Peru. AFP
    A march in honour of those who died during clashes with the police in demonstrations against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Puno, Peru. AFP
  • A damaged church that was used by Russian troops as a makeshift hospital in the village of Mala Komyshuvakha, Ukraine. AFP
    A damaged church that was used by Russian troops as a makeshift hospital in the village of Mala Komyshuvakha, Ukraine. AFP
  • Ogun Sever Okur, 38, hangs balloons on the debris of a collapsed building in Antakya, southern Turkey. AFP
    Ogun Sever Okur, 38, hangs balloons on the debris of a collapsed building in Antakya, southern Turkey. AFP
  • Murat Guzel scatters bird food on the roof of a restaurant in Antakya, south of Hatay, where he worked before the earthquake. AFP
    Murat Guzel scatters bird food on the roof of a restaurant in Antakya, south of Hatay, where he worked before the earthquake. AFP
  • Carnival parades in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
    Carnival parades in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
  • The remains of the city of Miramar de Ansenuza, flooded in the 1970s and now uncovered by prolonged drought in Cordoba, Argentina. Reuters
    The remains of the city of Miramar de Ansenuza, flooded in the 1970s and now uncovered by prolonged drought in Cordoba, Argentina. Reuters
  • A cyclist on a road after protest group Led by Donkeys' poured paint in the colours of the Ukrainian flag on the road outside the Russian embassy in London. Reuters
    A cyclist on a road after protest group Led by Donkeys' poured paint in the colours of the Ukrainian flag on the road outside the Russian embassy in London. Reuters
  • A hot-air balloon being prepared during Russia's Festival of Hearts balloon event in Dmitrov, about 70km north of Moscow. EPA
    A hot-air balloon being prepared during Russia's Festival of Hearts balloon event in Dmitrov, about 70km north of Moscow. EPA
  • Ducks at a poultry farm in Castelnau-Tursan, France. Reuters
    Ducks at a poultry farm in Castelnau-Tursan, France. Reuters
  • Politician Agnes Firmin-Le Bodo gives French Labour Minister Olivier Dussopt a neck massage as he waits for the results of a vote on pension reform at the National Assembly in Paris. AFP
    Politician Agnes Firmin-Le Bodo gives French Labour Minister Olivier Dussopt a neck massage as he waits for the results of a vote on pension reform at the National Assembly in Paris. AFP
  • Temporary living quarters in Demirkopru, a village in Hatay, Turkey, damaged in the February 6 earthquake. AFP
    Temporary living quarters in Demirkopru, a village in Hatay, Turkey, damaged in the February 6 earthquake. AFP
  • A member of the Kuala Lumpur Freefly group sprays his macaw with water during a free-flight session in Bangi, Kuala Lumpur. AFP
    A member of the Kuala Lumpur Freefly group sprays his macaw with water during a free-flight session in Bangi, Kuala Lumpur. AFP
  • Members of the Marne Karnival Society on the way to the town hall in Marne, northern Germany. AP
    Members of the Marne Karnival Society on the way to the town hall in Marne, northern Germany. AP
  • Members of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform during the Rio de Janeiro Carnival in Brazil. Reuters
    Members of the Imperatriz Leopoldinense samba school perform during the Rio de Janeiro Carnival in Brazil. Reuters
  • Sunrise over Xianggong Mountain, on the west bank of the Li River in Yangshuo city, Guangxi province, China. AFP
    Sunrise over Xianggong Mountain, on the west bank of the Li River in Yangshuo city, Guangxi province, China. AFP
  • All Progressive Congress supporters in the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos before the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25. AFP
    All Progressive Congress supporters in the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos before the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25. AFP
  • Kawazu-zakura cherry trees in bloom in Kawazu, Japan. Getty Images
    Kawazu-zakura cherry trees in bloom in Kawazu, Japan. Getty Images
  • Players arrive for the Champions League match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at Anfield in Liverpool, England. AP
    Players arrive for the Champions League match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at Anfield in Liverpool, England. AP
  • Lightning hits the hand of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
    Lightning hits the hand of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
  • A US Air Force U-2 pilot's view of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it floats above the central US on February 3. Reuters
    A US Air Force U-2 pilot's view of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it floats above the central US on February 3. Reuters
  • Thousands of knots gather on a lagoon in Snettisham, Norfolk, UK. About 300,000 wading birds winter at the site on the eastn coast of England. Getty
    Thousands of knots gather on a lagoon in Snettisham, Norfolk, UK. About 300,000 wading birds winter at the site on the eastn coast of England. Getty
  • Anti-aircraft missiles launch from the Gaza Strip after an Israeli air strike. AP Photo
    Anti-aircraft missiles launch from the Gaza Strip after an Israeli air strike. AP Photo
  • An inquisitive sniffer dog and members of the Dutch rescue team USAR during an official reception at the Catshuis, where Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, met rescuers in The Hague, The Netherlands. EPA
    An inquisitive sniffer dog and members of the Dutch rescue team USAR during an official reception at the Catshuis, where Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, met rescuers in The Hague, The Netherlands. EPA
  • Ukrainian national flags over the graves of Ukrainian soldiers in a military cemetery in Kharkiv, Ukraine. EPA
    Ukrainian national flags over the graves of Ukrainian soldiers in a military cemetery in Kharkiv, Ukraine. EPA
  • Palestinian youths during a protest near the Israel-Gaza border east of Jabalia refugee camp. AFP
    Palestinian youths during a protest near the Israel-Gaza border east of Jabalia refugee camp. AFP
  • Members of a Samba school parade on the first day of carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo, Brazil. EPA
    Members of a Samba school parade on the first day of carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo, Brazil. EPA

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The best photos of the week: from fashion week in Milan to carnival in Brazil

Striking pictures from around the world

Tim Knowles
Tim Knowles

February 24, 2023

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