• Multiple cars crash during the NASCAR Daytona 500 race in Daytona Beach, Florida. AP Photo
    Multiple cars crash during the NASCAR Daytona 500 race in Daytona Beach, Florida. AP Photo
  • Competitors battle during a national Star Wars lightsaber tournament in Beaumont-sur-Oise, France. AP Photo
    Competitors battle during a national Star Wars lightsaber tournament in Beaumont-sur-Oise, France. AP Photo
  • A cyclist silhouetted against the morning sun in Hanover, Germany. AFP
    A cyclist silhouetted against the morning sun in Hanover, Germany. AFP
  • The head of Godzilla is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
    The head of Godzilla is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
  • A volunteer of the "Aid and Freedom Coalition" movement takes a child's measurements during a medical attention camp in the Macarao neighbourhood in Caracas, Venezuela. AFP
    A volunteer of the "Aid and Freedom Coalition" movement takes a child's measurements during a medical attention camp in the Macarao neighbourhood in Caracas, Venezuela. AFP
  • Libyan men on a bulldozer wave the national flag as they gather to mark the eighth anniversary of the uprising in Libya's second city of Benghazi. AFP
    Libyan men on a bulldozer wave the national flag as they gather to mark the eighth anniversary of the uprising in Libya's second city of Benghazi. AFP
  • Commuters wave to an elephant as he rests near a public road in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
    Commuters wave to an elephant as he rests near a public road in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
  • A fighter with the Syrian Democratic Forces walks through a hole in the wall in the frontline Syrian village of Baghouz. AFP
    A fighter with the Syrian Democratic Forces walks through a hole in the wall in the frontline Syrian village of Baghouz. AFP
  • A hot air balloon flying over Inle lake in Shan State, Myanmar. AFP
    A hot air balloon flying over Inle lake in Shan State, Myanmar. AFP
  • People watching a lantern show in Zaozhuang in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP
    People watching a lantern show in Zaozhuang in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP
  • Tibetan monks attend a ceremony at the Langmu Lamasery during the 'Sunbathing Buddha Festival'. Reuters
    Tibetan monks attend a ceremony at the Langmu Lamasery during the 'Sunbathing Buddha Festival'. Reuters
  • Visitors ride a swing in the central business district of Singapore. Bloomberg
    Visitors ride a swing in the central business district of Singapore. Bloomberg

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World in focus - best photos for February 18, 2019

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February 18, 2019

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