World in focus - best photos for February 12, 2019

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

Folk artists throw molten iron to create sparks during an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Shangqiu, Henan province, China. Reuters

A Saudi woman walks in the Sharaan Nature Reserve near the town of Al Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia. AFP

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in El Paso, Texas. AP Photo

A scarlet ibis stretches its wings in its enclosure at the zoo park of Lille, northern France. AFP

Palestinian protesters take part in a night demonstration near the fence along the border with Israel, east of Gaza City. AFP

A general view of the construction site of the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre for Tokyo 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters

Civilians fleeing the battered Islamic State-held holdout of Baghouz in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. AFP

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George dives for the ball during an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City. AP Photo

A paramilitary officer stands guard amid snow at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. Reuters

Venezuela's National Assembly head and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido raises his hands surrounded by students after speaking at the Metropolitan University in Caracas. AFP

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