The best photos of the week: From rapping grannies to snow monsters

Striking pictures from around the world

Park Jeom-sun, 81, the leader of the granny rap group "Suni and Seven Princesses", along with members Hong Sun-yeon, 79, and Jeong Du-i, 90, raps on the street in Chilgok, South Korea, February 6, 2024. REUTERS / Kim Soo-hyeon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Palestinian national footballers Bashar Shobaki, left, and Ali Rabei, right, pose for a photograph on Table Mountain, in Cape Town. AFP

Flights of fancy at the 2024 Colombian Bird Fair, which runs until February 18, in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. AFP

Actress and activist Susan Sarandon campaigning against US funding to Israel, and in support of Gaza and a ceasefire, during a visit to the office of House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries in Washington. Reuters

Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis arrive in Rafah with their belongings in a damaged car. AFP

President of the International Jury, Lupita Nyong'o, at the opening day of the International Film Festival, Berlinale, Berlin. AP

Farmers clash with police on the second day of protests at the Shambhu Haryana-Punjab border, India. EPA

A resident with her dog near her apartment building, which was damaged during a Russian missile strike in Lviv, Ukraine. Reuters

Apostolos Angelis and Felix Leitner compete during the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. AFP

A paramedic attends to an injured fan after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade, in Kansas City, Missouri. AFP

Indonesian presidential and vice presidential candidates, Anies Baswedan, centre, and Muhaimin Iskandar, centre rear, greet supporters during a campaign rally in Jakarta. AFP

Members of samba school Especial Group Barroca Zona Sul parade on the first day of the annual carnival in Sao Paulo, Brazil. EPA

Margot Robbie, the Australian actress, after being given a packet of Tim-Tam chocolate biscuits, on the red carpet for the 2024 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, in Queensland. EPA

A performer breathes fire during Chinese New Year celebrations at Binondo district, considered the world's oldest Chinatown, in Manila. Getty Images

People at a 'Get Out the Vote' rally for former US president and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump in Conway, South Carolina. AFP

Women pose for a photograph at Longtan Park Fair on the second day of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon in Beijing. AFP

The bodies of three of the Emirati armed forces officers killed in a terrorist attack in Somalia arrive at Al Bateen Airport. A fourth officer died of his injuries after being flown back to the UAE. Wam

Layene Muslims arrive at the start of their annual pilgrimage at the Seydina Issa Rohou Laye Mausoleum in Camberene, Senegal. AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin being interviewed by American conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson in Moscow. Reuters

A municipal worker throws a herring – a tradition at the Carnival of Dunkirk in northern France. AFP

An anti-government protester in front of police officers during a rally demanding a fair election, outside the Indonesian Parliament in Jakarta. Reuters

Taliban security officials on guard during a ceremony to welcome the return of the last two Afghan Guantanamo Bay prisoners at Kabul Airport. EPA

Models wear creations from the Melke Autumn/Winter 2024 collection at a presentation during New York Fashion Week. Reuters

A vendor prepares roses for Valentine's Day at a flower market in Bangkok. EPA

A woman outside her damaged house after fighting between the military and the Kachin Independence Army in Nam Hpat Kar, Myanmar. AFP

Crew members aboard the USS Dwight D Eisenhower in the Red Sea. AP

The annual 'no rules' Royal Shrovetide football game in Ashbourne, England. Getty Images

Participants wear hats with plumes of ostrich feathers during a carnival parade in Binche, Belgium. EPA

Actress Jennifer Lopez attends a premiere for the film ‘This Is Me … Now: A Love Story’ in Los Angeles. Reuters

Snow-covered trees, known as 'snow monsters' or 'Juhyo' in Japanese, on Mount Zao in Yamagata, Japan. Getty Images

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