Today's best photos: from Light to Ukraine to a Carnival Queen in Spain - in pictures

  • People gather for "Light to Ukraine" in Helsinki, Finland, on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP
    People gather for "Light to Ukraine" in Helsinki, Finland, on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP
  • Dancers from the Baghdad Ballet Academy perform in "The Four Realms" at Al Rasheed Theatre in Baghdad, Iraq. AFP
    Dancers from the Baghdad Ballet Academy perform in "The Four Realms" at Al Rasheed Theatre in Baghdad, Iraq. AFP
  • A Palestinian protester waves a flag near the Israeli security forces during a demonstration against the Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. AFP
    A Palestinian protester waves a flag near the Israeli security forces during a demonstration against the Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. AFP
  • A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Amatutu, during Nigeria's presidential and general election. AFP
    A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Amatutu, during Nigeria's presidential and general election. AFP
  • A plow clears snow in the town of Mount Baldy, California. AFP
    A plow clears snow in the town of Mount Baldy, California. AFP
  • Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, second from right, releases white pigeons to mark the 37th anniversary of the "People Power" revolution in Quezon city, Philippines. AP Photo
    Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, second from right, releases white pigeons to mark the 37th anniversary of the "People Power" revolution in Quezon city, Philippines. AP Photo
  • Unesco-listed buildings in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    Unesco-listed buildings in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
  • Carnival Queen Lola Ortiz at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. EPA
    Carnival Queen Lola Ortiz at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. EPA