• Hindu devotees and visitors walk up the colorful 272 steps to the Batu Caves Temple outside Kuala Lumpur in Gombak, Malaysia, 21 February 2024. An escalator will be built at Batu Caves this year as an alternative to the 272 steps to reach the Sri Subramaniar cave temple, which is more accessible to the disabled and elderly visitors. EPA / FAZRY ISMAIL
    Hindu devotees and visitors walk up the colorful 272 steps to the Batu Caves Temple outside Kuala Lumpur in Gombak, Malaysia, 21 February 2024. An escalator will be built at Batu Caves this year as an alternative to the 272 steps to reach the Sri Subramaniar cave temple, which is more accessible to the disabled and elderly visitors. EPA / FAZRY ISMAIL
  • The Forbidden City after snowfall in Beijing. A cold wave and ice on roads have been forecast in the Chinese capital. EPA
    The Forbidden City after snowfall in Beijing. A cold wave and ice on roads have been forecast in the Chinese capital. EPA
  • Presidential candidate and Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia leader Leonid Slutsky presents his election programme in Moscow. The 2024 Russian presidential election will take place from March 15 to March 17. AFP
    Presidential candidate and Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia leader Leonid Slutsky presents his election programme in Moscow. The 2024 Russian presidential election will take place from March 15 to March 17. AFP
  • A woman rides a bike on the Pont des Arts bridge over the Seine river, in Paris. AFP
    A woman rides a bike on the Pont des Arts bridge over the Seine river, in Paris. AFP
  • US President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One after arriving in Los Angeles, California. Reuters
    US President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One after arriving in Los Angeles, California. Reuters
  • A train passes through the Artouste ski resort, where ski lifts do not operate due to a significant lack of snow, at Laruns, France. The lack of snow has forced the resort to adapt to the effects of climate change. AFP
    A train passes through the Artouste ski resort, where ski lifts do not operate due to a significant lack of snow, at Laruns, France. The lack of snow has forced the resort to adapt to the effects of climate change. AFP
  • A farmer equipped to face police tear gas waits near Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana states as protesting farmers prepare to march to New Delhi to demand guaranteed crop prices. AP
    A farmer equipped to face police tear gas waits near Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana states as protesting farmers prepare to march to New Delhi to demand guaranteed crop prices. AP
  • A rickshaw drives past a wild elephant crossing a road in Habarana. AFP
    A rickshaw drives past a wild elephant crossing a road in Habarana. AFP

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Today's best photos: From temple steps to an elephant crossing the road

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February 21, 2024

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