• Thai Raksa Chart Party leader Preechapol Pongpanich (submits the election registration form to an officer at the Election Commission in Bangkok. The party nominated Princess Ubolratana Mahidol, elder sister of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, as prime minister candidate for the upcoming general election. EPA
    Thai Raksa Chart Party leader Preechapol Pongpanich (submits the election registration form to an officer at the Election Commission in Bangkok. The party nominated Princess Ubolratana Mahidol, elder sister of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, as prime minister candidate for the upcoming general election. EPA
  • Demonstrators take part in a protest against former government officials accused of misusing Petrocaribe funds and the country's inflation rate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Reuters
    Demonstrators take part in a protest against former government officials accused of misusing Petrocaribe funds and the country's inflation rate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Reuters
  • Cyclists look at a fallen tree which ripped up part of a canal after a storm in Gavea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
    Cyclists look at a fallen tree which ripped up part of a canal after a storm in Gavea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP
  • French President Emmanuel Macron listens during a meeting with youths as part of the "great national debate" in Etang-sur-Arroux, central France. AFP
    French President Emmanuel Macron listens during a meeting with youths as part of the "great national debate" in Etang-sur-Arroux, central France. AFP
  • Syrian children queue to receive food distributed by humanitarian aid workers at a makeshift camp near the village of Yazi Bagh, about six kilometres from the Bab Al Salamah border crossing between Syria and Turkey. AFP
    Syrian children queue to receive food distributed by humanitarian aid workers at a makeshift camp near the village of Yazi Bagh, about six kilometres from the Bab Al Salamah border crossing between Syria and Turkey. AFP
  • US President Donald Trump listens during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. AFP
    US President Donald Trump listens during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. AFP
  • Protesters take part in a march against the government in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
    Protesters take part in a march against the government in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
  • China's women's team competes during the ISU single distance Speedskating World Championships in Inzell, Germany. AP Photo
    China's women's team competes during the ISU single distance Speedskating World Championships in Inzell, Germany. AP Photo
  • A family plays in the living room of their home, adorned with a portrait of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
    A family plays in the living room of their home, adorned with a portrait of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
  • Jury President, French actress Juliette Binoche and Festival Director Dieter Kosslick during the opening ceremony of the 69th annual Berlin International Film Festival. EPA
    Jury President, French actress Juliette Binoche and Festival Director Dieter Kosslick during the opening ceremony of the 69th annual Berlin International Film Festival. EPA
  • Austria's Matthias Mayer on a training run for the men's Downhill event at the 2019 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships at the National Arena in Are, Sweden. AFP
    Austria's Matthias Mayer on a training run for the men's Downhill event at the 2019 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships at the National Arena in Are, Sweden. AFP

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