• Corazzieri, of the Italian military Presidential honour guards, stand guard at the Quirinale Palace in Rome prior to political leaders arriving for meetings with the Italian president on forming a new government following the resignation of the prime minister. AFP
    Corazzieri, of the Italian military Presidential honour guards, stand guard at the Quirinale Palace in Rome prior to political leaders arriving for meetings with the Italian president on forming a new government following the resignation of the prime minister. AFP
  • Lebanese anti-government protesters hurl rocks in front of the Serail (headquarters of the Governorate), in the northern port city of Tripoli, following a demonstration to protest against the economic situation. AFP
    Lebanese anti-government protesters hurl rocks in front of the Serail (headquarters of the Governorate), in the northern port city of Tripoli, following a demonstration to protest against the economic situation. AFP
  • Lebanese anti-government protesters clash with security forces near the Serail (headquarters of the Governorate), in the northern port city of Tripoli, during a demonstration to protest against the economic situation. AFP
    Lebanese anti-government protesters clash with security forces near the Serail (headquarters of the Governorate), in the northern port city of Tripoli, during a demonstration to protest against the economic situation. AFP
  • Women lead children ahead of departure during the release of another group of Syrian families from the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp which holds suspected relatives of ISIS group fighters, in Hasakeh governorate in northeastern Syria. AFP
    Women lead children ahead of departure during the release of another group of Syrian families from the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp which holds suspected relatives of ISIS group fighters, in Hasakeh governorate in northeastern Syria. AFP
  • Thousands of Greek students take part in a rally in central Athens to protest against a controversial plan to create a special police unit for 'security' in universities. AFP
    Thousands of Greek students take part in a rally in central Athens to protest against a controversial plan to create a special police unit for 'security' in universities. AFP
  • A health worker wearing a protective suit walks past dozens of ambulances waiting outside the Covid-19 emergency services of Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon. Portugal reported twin Covid records with 303 new deaths and 16,432 cases in a 24-hour period, prompting a decision to limit foreign travel to "special cases". AFP
    A health worker wearing a protective suit walks past dozens of ambulances waiting outside the Covid-19 emergency services of Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon. Portugal reported twin Covid records with 303 new deaths and 16,432 cases in a 24-hour period, prompting a decision to limit foreign travel to "special cases". AFP
  • Schoolchildren swab and test themselves for Covid-19 in the classroom at South Boston Catholic Academy in Boston, Massachusetts, US. Reuters
    Schoolchildren swab and test themselves for Covid-19 in the classroom at South Boston Catholic Academy in Boston, Massachusetts, US. Reuters
  • Demonstrators hold flares as they take part in a pro-choice demonstration in front of the constitutional court in Warsaw, Poland as part of a nationwide wave of protests against Poland's near-total ban on abortion. AFP
    Demonstrators hold flares as they take part in a pro-choice demonstration in front of the constitutional court in Warsaw, Poland as part of a nationwide wave of protests against Poland's near-total ban on abortion. AFP
  • Farmers wrapped in blankets sit on a blocked highway as they continue to protest against the central government's recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Ghazipur. AFP
    Farmers wrapped in blankets sit on a blocked highway as they continue to protest against the central government's recent agricultural reforms at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Ghazipur. AFP
  • Mount Fuji is viewed clearly through the cool winter air as Japan National Stadium, front left, where an opening ceremony and other events for Tokyo 2020 Olympics are planned, are is seen from an observation deck in Tokyo. AP Photo
    Mount Fuji is viewed clearly through the cool winter air as Japan National Stadium, front left, where an opening ceremony and other events for Tokyo 2020 Olympics are planned, are is seen from an observation deck in Tokyo. AP Photo

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