World in focus - best photos for February 21, 2019

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

A person surfs a large wave a Flagstaff Beach in northern New South Wales, Australia. EPA

Smoke billows from a burning polystyrene factory in Villa del Rosario, near Cucuta, Colombia. AP Photo

North Carolina Tar Heels forward Garrison Brooks (15) and Duke Blue Devils guard Jordan Goldwire (14) battle for a loose ball during the second half at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports

The Milky Way in the night sky above six of the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder's (ASKAP) antennas, which are illuminated with colours of the rainbow ahead of Mardi Gras 2019 at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO) Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in remote Western Australia. EPA

Sunlight hits the Horesetail Fall, turning it into a 'Firefall', at Yosemite National Park, California. davidgaiz.com/via Reuters

Vietnamese artist Tran Lam Binh puts finishing touches to his portrait of US President Donald Trump at a cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA

Firefighters and local people help douse a fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP Photo

San Diego State forward Aguek Arop, centre left, is swarmed by fans after San Diego State defeated Nevada 65-57 in an NCAA college basketball game. AP Photo

Miss Universe 2018, Catriona Gray of the Philippines, waves to the crowd as confetti falls down during a homecoming parade in Manila, Philippines. EPA

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