• A person participates in the annual 'Battle of the Oranges' in the northern city of Ivrea, Italy February 19, 2023. REUTERS / Massimo Pinca
    A person participates in the annual 'Battle of the Oranges' in the northern city of Ivrea, Italy February 19, 2023. REUTERS / Massimo Pinca
  • US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in St Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine. AP
    US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in St Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine. AP
  • The body of former Ghana international football player Christian Atsu arrives at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra after his death in the Turkey earthquake tow weeks ago. AFP
    The body of former Ghana international football player Christian Atsu arrives at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra after his death in the Turkey earthquake tow weeks ago. AFP
  • Children play on a lorry trailer while watching car racing on the runway of the old airport in Dakar, Senegal. Reuters
    Children play on a lorry trailer while watching car racing on the runway of the old airport in Dakar, Senegal. Reuters
  • Team LeBron forward LeBron James dunks during the first half of the NBA basketball All-Star game in Salt Lake City. AP
    Team LeBron forward LeBron James dunks during the first half of the NBA basketball All-Star game in Salt Lake City. AP
  • US and South Korean air forces' warplanes fly over the South Korea peninsula during a joint air drill. Getty
    US and South Korean air forces' warplanes fly over the South Korea peninsula during a joint air drill. Getty
  • A member of the Kuala Lumpur Freefly group sprays his Macaw parrot with water during a free-flight session in Bangi, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. AFP
    A member of the Kuala Lumpur Freefly group sprays his Macaw parrot with water during a free-flight session in Bangi, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. AFP
  • Dancers of Diablada Urus group during the Carnival parade in Oruro, Bolivia. Reuters
    Dancers of Diablada Urus group during the Carnival parade in Oruro, Bolivia. Reuters
  • Members of the Marne Karnival Society celebrate on the way to the town hall in Marne, northern Germany. AP
    Members of the Marne Karnival Society celebrate on the way to the town hall in Marne, northern Germany. AP
  • A child watches a street performer making soap bubbles at a public garden in Lisbon, Portugal. AP
    A child watches a street performer making soap bubbles at a public garden in Lisbon, Portugal. AP
  • UAE flags fly as the peloton passes during the first stage of the UAE Cycling Tour from Al Dhafra Castle to Qassar Al Mighayra St in Al Mirfa in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    UAE flags fly as the peloton passes during the first stage of the UAE Cycling Tour from Al Dhafra Castle to Qassar Al Mighayra St in Al Mirfa in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • A participant in a traditional straw-stuffed costume waits to join a carnival parade through the Alpine village of Evolene in Switzerland. EPA
    A participant in a traditional straw-stuffed costume waits to join a carnival parade through the Alpine village of Evolene in Switzerland. EPA

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Today's best photos: From the 'Battle of the Oranges' to 'straw men' in Switzerland

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February 20, 2023

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