• US President Barack Obama attends a meeting with the National Security Council at the State Department in Washington. Carlos Barria / Reuters
    US President Barack Obama attends a meeting with the National Security Council at the State Department in Washington. Carlos Barria / Reuters
  • A pilot fires up a burner to launch the 2016 Wairarapa Balloon Festival in Carterton, New Zealand. Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images
    A pilot fires up a burner to launch the 2016 Wairarapa Balloon Festival in Carterton, New Zealand. Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images
  • A Formula E car, the electric-powered category of the International Federation of Racing, being transported on a barge over Xochimilco Lake to promote the Formula E’s next race on 12 March in Xochimilco Mexico. EPA
    A Formula E car, the electric-powered category of the International Federation of Racing, being transported on a barge over Xochimilco Lake to promote the Formula E’s next race on 12 March in Xochimilco Mexico. EPA
  • Leon Camier of Great Britain rides the #2 MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta during practice for Round One of the 2016 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Robert Cianflone / Getty Images
    Leon Camier of Great Britain rides the #2 MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta during practice for Round One of the 2016 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Robert Cianflone / Getty Images
  • A crowd gathers outside the Cumberland United Methodist Church, unable to attend the Breaking Down Barriers Town Hall for Democratic Presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, with the church at capacity, in Florence, South Carolina. Mark Makela / Getty Images / AFP
    A crowd gathers outside the Cumberland United Methodist Church, unable to attend the Breaking Down Barriers Town Hall for Democratic Presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, with the church at capacity, in Florence, South Carolina. Mark Makela / Getty Images / AFP
  • Marco Rubio and businessman Donald Trump speak during a Republican presidential primary debate at The University of Houston. David J Phillip / AP Photo
    Marco Rubio and businessman Donald Trump speak during a Republican presidential primary debate at The University of Houston. David J Phillip / AP Photo
  • Professional surfer Jeremy Flores rides a wave during the first round of The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay, Hawaii. Darryl Oumi / Getty Images / AFP
    Professional surfer Jeremy Flores rides a wave during the first round of The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay, Hawaii. Darryl Oumi / Getty Images / AFP
  • A worker spray paints an Oscar statue outside the Dolby Theatre for the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
    A worker spray paints an Oscar statue outside the Dolby Theatre for the 88th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
  • Stranded Syrian refugees keep warm in a field by the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni. Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
    Stranded Syrian refugees keep warm in a field by the Greek-Macedonian border near the Greek village of Idomeni. Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
  • US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters after a town hall meeting at Cumberland United Methodist Church in Florence, South Carolina. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
    US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters after a town hall meeting at Cumberland United Methodist Church in Florence, South Carolina. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters
  • People clean up in the aftermath of a storm in Pennsylvania. Matt Rourke / AP Photo
    People clean up in the aftermath of a storm in Pennsylvania. Matt Rourke / AP Photo
  • Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg and publisher Springer chief executive Mathias Doepfner attend the Axel Springer Award in Berlin. Kay Nietfeld / AFP Photo
    Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg and publisher Springer chief executive Mathias Doepfner attend the Axel Springer Award in Berlin. Kay Nietfeld / AFP Photo
  • Sir Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain Cycling Team trains with the Men’s Endurance Team at the Manchester Velodrome. Alex Livesey / Getty Images
    Sir Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain Cycling Team trains with the Men’s Endurance Team at the Manchester Velodrome. Alex Livesey / Getty Images
  • Iranian women stand in line at a polling station during the parliamentary and Experts Assembly elections in Qom. Ebrahim Noroozi / AP Photo
    Iranian women stand in line at a polling station during the parliamentary and Experts Assembly elections in Qom. Ebrahim Noroozi / AP Photo
  • A Syrian man holds his son as they arrive with refugees on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to Mytilene, Lesbos island, Greece. Manu Brabo / AP Photo
    A Syrian man holds his son as they arrive with refugees on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to Mytilene, Lesbos island, Greece. Manu Brabo / AP Photo
  • The boat Carolina Queen III is seen at Rockaway, New York. Eduardo Munoz / Reuters
    The boat Carolina Queen III is seen at Rockaway, New York. Eduardo Munoz / Reuters
  • Red handprints cover the word “Justice” on the outside wall of the Supreme Court building during a protest by human rights activists in Guatemala City. Moises Castillo / AP Photo
    Red handprints cover the word “Justice” on the outside wall of the Supreme Court building during a protest by human rights activists in Guatemala City. Moises Castillo / AP Photo
  • Venezuelan congressmen leave the Itamaraty Palace after a meeting with Brazilian foreign minister Mauro Vieira in Brasilia, Brazil. Adriano Machado / Reuters
    Venezuelan congressmen leave the Itamaraty Palace after a meeting with Brazilian foreign minister Mauro Vieira in Brasilia, Brazil. Adriano Machado / Reuters

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World in focus — best photos for February 26, 2016

Liz Claus

February 26, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world.

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