Today's best photos: from lorry drivers' protests to behind the Olympic curtain – in pictures

  • A lorry driver protesting outside the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers to end to trucker protests against Covid-19 rules, after police arrested 11 people with a ‘cache of firearms’ blocking a border crossing with the US. AFP
    A lorry driver protesting outside the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers to end to trucker protests against Covid-19 rules, after police arrested 11 people with a ‘cache of firearms’ blocking a border crossing with the US. AFP
  • The funeral of a driver who was killed by Venezuelan migrants in Antofagasta, Chile, in an incident that sparked protests against irregular migration and the militarisation of provinces in northern Chile. AFP
    The funeral of a driver who was killed by Venezuelan migrants in Antofagasta, Chile, in an incident that sparked protests against irregular migration and the militarisation of provinces in northern Chile. AFP
  • People lie in hospital beds outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong as the city faces its worst coronavirus wave to date. AFP
    People lie in hospital beds outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong as the city faces its worst coronavirus wave to date. AFP
  • Ukrainian teenagers dig trenches for soldiers serving on their country's eastern front and facing off with Russian-backed separatists, near Chervone, in Mariupol. AFP
    Ukrainian teenagers dig trenches for soldiers serving on their country's eastern front and facing off with Russian-backed separatists, near Chervone, in Mariupol. AFP
  • People queueing to undergo Covid-19 tests in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    People queueing to undergo Covid-19 tests in Nantong, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • A staff member looks behind the curtains in preparation for the women's ice hockey semi-final between USA and Finland, at the Beijing Winter Olympics. AFP
    A staff member looks behind the curtains in preparation for the women's ice hockey semi-final between USA and Finland, at the Beijing Winter Olympics. AFP
  • The Indonesian Air Force Jupiter Aerobatics Team performs in KT-1B aircraft at the Singapore Airshow. EPA
    The Indonesian Air Force Jupiter Aerobatics Team performs in KT-1B aircraft at the Singapore Airshow. EPA