Today's best photos: from a sand storm in Iraq to a train leaving Kyiv – in pictures

A man walks along a road during a sand storm in Iraq's southern port city of Basra. AFP
A man walks along a road during a sand storm in Iraq's southern port city of Basra. AFP
Aleksander, 41, says goodbye to his daughter Anna, 5, at Kyiv station, Ukraine. AP Photo / Emilio Morenatti
Aleksander, 41, says goodbye to his daughter Anna, 5, at Kyiv station, Ukraine. AP Photo / Emilio Morenatti
Caio Ibelli of Brazil competes in the World Surf League in Peniche, Portugal. EPA / Jose Sena Goulao
Caio Ibelli of Brazil competes in the World Surf League in Peniche, Portugal. EPA / Jose Sena Goulao
Parade for the launch of MASA (Abidjan Performing Arts Market) in Yopougon, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reuters
Parade for the launch of MASA (Abidjan Performing Arts Market) in Yopougon, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reuters
A Ukrainian service member walks near a school building destroyed by shelling in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Reuters
A Ukrainian service member walks near a school building destroyed by shelling in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Reuters
Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games get under way. Reuters / Peter Cziborra
Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games get under way. Reuters / Peter Cziborra