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  • A street vendor walks along Trocadero Square waiting for tourists in Paris. AFP
    A street vendor walks along Trocadero Square waiting for tourists in Paris. AFP
  • People take part in 'jwibulnori', a traditional game plated eve of the Lunar New Year's first full moon, in Gwangju, South Korea. EPA
    People take part in 'jwibulnori', a traditional game plated eve of the Lunar New Year's first full moon, in Gwangju, South Korea. EPA
  • The receding waters of Lake Pamamaroo which makes up part of the Menindee Lakes system near the township of Menindee, Australia. EPA
    The receding waters of Lake Pamamaroo which makes up part of the Menindee Lakes system near the township of Menindee, Australia. EPA
  • NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey LaJoie (32) gets a front end full of sparks from the driver in front during the Gander RV Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway. John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
    NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey LaJoie (32) gets a front end full of sparks from the driver in front during the Gander RV Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway. John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
  • Malmo fans with flares before their Europa League match with Chelsea. Reuters
    Malmo fans with flares before their Europa League match with Chelsea. Reuters
  • Ice skaters perform during the '26th Paektusan Prize Figure Skating Festival in Celebration of the Day of the Shining Star' in Pyongyang. AFP
    Ice skaters perform during the '26th Paektusan Prize Figure Skating Festival in Celebration of the Day of the Shining Star' in Pyongyang. AFP
  • A man stands in a shop next to a building destroyed during battles in recent years in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. AFP
    A man stands in a shop next to a building destroyed during battles in recent years in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. AFP
  • A Buddhist monk waits for the final verdict for Muslim lawyer Ko Ni's murder case at Insein court in Yangon, Myanmar. Reuters
    A Buddhist monk waits for the final verdict for Muslim lawyer Ko Ni's murder case at Insein court in Yangon, Myanmar. Reuters
  • Vehicles are set on by a mob during a protest against Thursday's attack on a paramilitary convoy, in Jammu, India. AP Photo
    Vehicles are set on by a mob during a protest against Thursday's attack on a paramilitary convoy, in Jammu, India. AP Photo
  • Students in Armistar, India hold candles and posters as they pay tibute to the Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel killed in a Kashmir car bombing. EPA
    Students in Armistar, India hold candles and posters as they pay tibute to the Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel killed in a Kashmir car bombing. EPA

World in focus - best photos for February 15, 2019

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

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February 15, 2019

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