• A reveller from Beija-Flor samba school performs during the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pilar Olivares / Reuters
    A reveller from Beija-Flor samba school performs during the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pilar Olivares / Reuters
  • The peloton rides during the final Yas Island stage of the Tour of Abu Dhabi. Karim Sahib / AFP
    The peloton rides during the final Yas Island stage of the Tour of Abu Dhabi. Karim Sahib / AFP
  • Police approach a local government office following an explosion in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Pikiran Rakyat Newspaper / Harry Surjana / via Reuters
    Police approach a local government office following an explosion in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Pikiran Rakyat Newspaper / Harry Surjana / via Reuters
  • Judges watch Hannu Manninen of Finland in action at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Lahti, Finland. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Judges watch Hannu Manninen of Finland in action at the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Lahti, Finland. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • A woman in costume dances during the carnival parade in Ovar, Portugal. Carnival parades and celebrations are currently being held in several countries around the world. Paulo Novais / EPA
    A woman in costume dances during the carnival parade in Ovar, Portugal. Carnival parades and celebrations are currently being held in several countries around the world. Paulo Novais / EPA
  • Villagers take part in a festive game during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, in the Rachen village, Belarus. Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters
    Villagers take part in a festive game during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, in the Rachen village, Belarus. Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters
  • England’s Jack Nowell scores a try during the Rugby Six Nations match between England and Italy at Twickenham, London. Gerry Penny / EPA
    England’s Jack Nowell scores a try during the Rugby Six Nations match between England and Italy at Twickenham, London. Gerry Penny / EPA
  • A Federahannes, a jester figure from Rottweil, participates in the Narrensprung (jester jump) parade in Rottweil, southern Germany. About 4,000 jesters paraded through the city among thousands of spectators. The Rottweil Narrensprung is the highlight of the Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht and one of the traditional pre-Lenten carnival parades in southwestern Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo
    A Federahannes, a jester figure from Rottweil, participates in the Narrensprung (jester jump) parade in Rottweil, southern Germany. About 4,000 jesters paraded through the city among thousands of spectators. The Rottweil Narrensprung is the highlight of the Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht and one of the traditional pre-Lenten carnival parades in southwestern Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo

World in focus – best photos for February 27, 2017


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Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today.