• A Thai marine instructor kisses a cobra as he teaches US and South Korean soldiers how to catch cobras during a jungle survival training exercise at the Royal Thai Naval Base, Sattahip district, Chonburi province, Thailand. Rungroj Yongrit / EPA
    A Thai marine instructor kisses a cobra as he teaches US and South Korean soldiers how to catch cobras during a jungle survival training exercise at the Royal Thai Naval Base, Sattahip district, Chonburi province, Thailand. Rungroj Yongrit / EPA
  • Ash spews about 5,000 metres into the air from Mount Sinabung volcano, seen from Brastagi town in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Antara Foto / Tibta Peranginangin/ via Reuters
    Ash spews about 5,000 metres into the air from Mount Sinabung volcano, seen from Brastagi town in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Antara Foto / Tibta Peranginangin/ via Reuters
  • A woman cleans the glass display of the artwork 'Medusa' by Caravaggio at Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, Italy. Maurizo Degl Innocenti / EPA
    A woman cleans the glass display of the artwork 'Medusa' by Caravaggio at Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, Italy. Maurizo Degl Innocenti / EPA
  • Ferries on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. Erdem Sahin / EPA
    Ferries on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. Erdem Sahin / EPA
  • From left, Bayern Munich's Mats Hummels, Robert Lewandowski, Arjen Robben and Arturo Vidal during a training session. Michaela Rehle / Reuters
    From left, Bayern Munich's Mats Hummels, Robert Lewandowski, Arjen Robben and Arturo Vidal during a training session. Michaela Rehle / Reuters
  • People ride a tram past a board in St Petersburg advertising Russian President Vladimir Putin's presidential election campaign. Anton Vaganov / Reuters
    People ride a tram past a board in St Petersburg advertising Russian President Vladimir Putin's presidential election campaign. Anton Vaganov / Reuters
  • Lanterns are paraded through the streets during the Morgestraich carnival in Basel, Switzerland. Ennio Leanza / EPA
    Lanterns are paraded through the streets during the Morgestraich carnival in Basel, Switzerland. Ennio Leanza / EPA
  • A US fan wearing a cheese hat watches the curling through binoculars as another fan reacts at the Gangneung Curling Centre. Javier Etxezarreta / EPA
    A US fan wearing a cheese hat watches the curling through binoculars as another fan reacts at the Gangneung Curling Centre. Javier Etxezarreta / EPA
  • An Indian Central Bureau of Investigation official closes the door of a Punjab National Bank branch during a raid in Mumbai. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo
    An Indian Central Bureau of Investigation official closes the door of a Punjab National Bank branch during a raid in Mumbai. Rafiq Maqbool / AP Photo

World in focus - best photos for February 19, 2018


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