• A picture taken on February 17, 2024 shows a Bengal Tiger cub born in captivity at the “Reserva La Pequena Africa” in Jimena de la Frontera, near Cadiz. The baby bengal tiger was born on December 29, 2023. Tigers are classified as endangered on the Red List of threatened species prepared by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). Of the nine subspecies that existed, only six remain today: the Bengal tiger, the Amur tiger, the South China tiger, the Sumatran tiger, the Indochina tiger and the Malayan tiger. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
    A picture taken on February 17, 2024 shows a Bengal Tiger cub born in captivity at the “Reserva La Pequena Africa” in Jimena de la Frontera, near Cadiz. The baby bengal tiger was born on December 29, 2023. Tigers are classified as endangered on the Red List of threatened species prepared by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). Of the nine subspecies that existed, only six remain today: the Bengal tiger, the Amur tiger, the South China tiger, the Sumatran tiger, the Indochina tiger and the Malayan tiger. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
  • A model is prepared backstage before the catwalk presentation for British label JW Anders during London Fashion Week. AFP
    A model is prepared backstage before the catwalk presentation for British label JW Anders during London Fashion Week. AFP
  • Destruction in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, as prospects for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire have dimmed. AFP
    Destruction in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, as prospects for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire have dimmed. AFP
  • A ‘mat’ of water lettuce covering the Vaal river has expanded quickly, impairing the water's quality by lowering oxygen levels, at Millionaires Bend, South Africa. Reuters
    A ‘mat’ of water lettuce covering the Vaal river has expanded quickly, impairing the water's quality by lowering oxygen levels, at Millionaires Bend, South Africa. Reuters
  • A nasty fall in the hurdles at the State Open indoor track championships in New Haven, Connecticut. AP
    A nasty fall in the hurdles at the State Open indoor track championships in New Haven, Connecticut. AP
  • A man awaits the arrival of Donald Trump's plane during a Get Out the Vote rally and campaign event in Waterford, Michigan. EPA
    A man awaits the arrival of Donald Trump's plane during a Get Out the Vote rally and campaign event in Waterford, Michigan. EPA
  • A man surveys destroyed buildings in the earthquake-hit village of Douzrou, Morocco. AFP
    A man surveys destroyed buildings in the earthquake-hit village of Douzrou, Morocco. AFP
  • Mourners gather at the coffins of seven civilians, who were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. Reuters
    Mourners gather at the coffins of seven civilians, who were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From Bengal tiger cub in Spain to mourners at funeral in Lebanon

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February 18, 2024

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