• A Pug sleeps during the American Kennel Club's (AKC) Meet the Breeds event in New York, U. S. , January 29, 2023. REUTERS / Jeenah Moon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    A Pug sleeps during the American Kennel Club's (AKC) Meet the Breeds event in New York, U. S. , January 29, 2023. REUTERS / Jeenah Moon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • People protest in Marseille on a nationwide day of strikes and rallies against plans to increase France's age of retirement from 62 to 64. AFP
    People protest in Marseille on a nationwide day of strikes and rallies against plans to increase France's age of retirement from 62 to 64. AFP
  • Storm clouds over Gaza city and the Mediterranean Sea. AFP
    Storm clouds over Gaza city and the Mediterranean Sea. AFP
  • Emergency crews prepare to move the body of a beached humpback whale that washed up on Lido Beach, New York, US. EPA
    Emergency crews prepare to move the body of a beached humpback whale that washed up on Lido Beach, New York, US. EPA
  • Security officials gather for funeral prayers of colleagues who were among dozens killed in a suicide bombing inside a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Monday. AP
    Security officials gather for funeral prayers of colleagues who were among dozens killed in a suicide bombing inside a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Monday. AP
  • Five times freediving World Champion Arthur Guerin-Boeri of France warms up before a five in search of orcas in the northern Arctic Circle. AFP
    Five times freediving World Champion Arthur Guerin-Boeri of France warms up before a five in search of orcas in the northern Arctic Circle. AFP
  • A memorial ground in the village of Rossoshka, where Soviet, German and Romanian soldiers who died during the Battle of Stalingrad 80 years ago are buried. AFP
    A memorial ground in the village of Rossoshka, where Soviet, German and Romanian soldiers who died during the Battle of Stalingrad 80 years ago are buried. AFP
  • Children and women run to escape a dust storm in the village of El Gel, Ethiopia. AFP
    Children and women run to escape a dust storm in the village of El Gel, Ethiopia. AFP
  • Trains at a standstill at the Bercy train depot, Paris, during a strike in protest at government plans to raise France's pension age. Bloomberg
    Trains at a standstill at the Bercy train depot, Paris, during a strike in protest at government plans to raise France's pension age. Bloomberg
  • Cyclists take part in the first stage of the 2023 Saudi Tour, from AlUla International Airport to Khaybar. AFP
    Cyclists take part in the first stage of the 2023 Saudi Tour, from AlUla International Airport to Khaybar. AFP

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