• Turkish police officers detain demonstrators at Istanbul's Bogazici University during a protest against the appointment of ruling party loyalist Melih Bulu as the new rector. AFP
    Turkish police officers detain demonstrators at Istanbul's Bogazici University during a protest against the appointment of ruling party loyalist Melih Bulu as the new rector. AFP
  • One of three lion cubs born two months ago at Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands, is inoculated against respiratory diseases. AFP
    One of three lion cubs born two months ago at Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands, is inoculated against respiratory diseases. AFP
  • A man and child who are among 800 Caribbean and African migrants trying to walk through the jungle from Colombia to Panama in the hope of reaching the US. They became stranded in Colombia after the country closed its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
    A man and child who are among 800 Caribbean and African migrants trying to walk through the jungle from Colombia to Panama in the hope of reaching the US. They became stranded in Colombia after the country closed its borders due to the coronavirus pandemic. AFP
  • A man wearing a protective mask to help to curb the spread of the coronavirus is reflected in a traffic mirror as he walks on a street in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo
    A man wearing a protective mask to help to curb the spread of the coronavirus is reflected in a traffic mirror as he walks on a street in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo
  • Abdullah, 6, sits in front of his home on the outskirts of Jalalabad city, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
    Abdullah, 6, sits in front of his home on the outskirts of Jalalabad city, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. AP Photo
  • Aymara indigenous women shop for traditional 'chola' skirts at a roadside stand in Jesus de Macha, Bolivia. AP Photo
    Aymara indigenous women shop for traditional 'chola' skirts at a roadside stand in Jesus de Macha, Bolivia. AP Photo
  • A woman walks along the frozen Baltic shore at Mangalsala in Riga, Latvia, where the temperature was expected to plunge to minus 20°C on Friday. EPA
    A woman walks along the frozen Baltic shore at Mangalsala in Riga, Latvia, where the temperature was expected to plunge to minus 20°C on Friday. EPA
  • A man walks down an empty street in Nantes as the sun sets during France's nationwide overnight curfew restrictions. AFP
    A man walks down an empty street in Nantes as the sun sets during France's nationwide overnight curfew restrictions. AFP
  • A portrait by artist Stan Herd of John Lewis, the US congressman and civil rights leader, is seen in an aerial view of Freedom Park in Atlanta, Georgia. AP Photo
    A portrait by artist Stan Herd of John Lewis, the US congressman and civil rights leader, is seen in an aerial view of Freedom Park in Atlanta, Georgia. AP Photo
  • An Indonesian man selling Chinese New Year ornaments in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Year of the Ox begins on February 12. EPA
    An Indonesian man selling Chinese New Year ornaments in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Year of the Ox begins on February 12. EPA

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Istanbul protests to Chinese New Year preparations - today's best pictures

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February 05, 2021

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