• Italy's Matteo Marsaglia, in action during a training session of the men's downhill race at the Alpine Skiing FIS Ski World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland. EPA
    Italy's Matteo Marsaglia, in action during a training session of the men's downhill race at the Alpine Skiing FIS Ski World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland. EPA
  • A boy removes snow from his house in Neelum valley, Pakistani administered Kashmir. EPA
    A boy removes snow from his house in Neelum valley, Pakistani administered Kashmir. EPA
  • A masked participant performs next to a bonfire during the traditional mask burning on the second day of a carnival celebration marking the Orthodox St Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani in North Macedonia. EPA
    A masked participant performs next to a bonfire during the traditional mask burning on the second day of a carnival celebration marking the Orthodox St Vasilij Day in the village of Vevcani in North Macedonia. EPA
  • Veterinarian Dr Ludo Valenza poses for a photograph with two Grey headed Flying Foxes which are being treated for bushfire injuries at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Beerwah, Queensland. EPA
    Veterinarian Dr Ludo Valenza poses for a photograph with two Grey headed Flying Foxes which are being treated for bushfire injuries at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Beerwah, Queensland. EPA
  • Seagulls feast on bread crumbs in Ohrid, North Macedonia. Reuters
    Seagulls feast on bread crumbs in Ohrid, North Macedonia. Reuters
  • A man walks on a road blanketed with volcanic ash from the erupting Taal Volcano in Tagaytay, Philippines. Reuters
    A man walks on a road blanketed with volcanic ash from the erupting Taal Volcano in Tagaytay, Philippines. Reuters
  • Residents affected by the Taal Volcano eruption rest in Padre Pio Shrine, Santo Tomas, Batangas, Philippines. Reuters
    Residents affected by the Taal Volcano eruption rest in Padre Pio Shrine, Santo Tomas, Batangas, Philippines. Reuters
  • US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on a foggy evening as he departs Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Reuters
    US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on a foggy evening as he departs Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Reuters
  • A woman walks past an apartment building with its wall covered with the graffiti by Russia's graffiti group Influx crew in the Moscow suburb. AFP
    A woman walks past an apartment building with its wall covered with the graffiti by Russia's graffiti group Influx crew in the Moscow suburb. AFP
  • Members of the Bolivarian militia attend a march in support of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with a Venezuelan national flag in Caracas.
    Members of the Bolivarian militia attend a march in support of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with a Venezuelan national flag in Caracas.

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