• Brides display their hands decorated with henna around a bride as she poses for her own photographer during a mass marriage ceremony in Ahmedabad, India. Amit Dave / Reuters
    Brides display their hands decorated with henna around a bride as she poses for her own photographer during a mass marriage ceremony in Ahmedabad, India. Amit Dave / Reuters
  • A man takes pictures of trees decorated for Spring Festival ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Ditan Park in Beijing, China. Thomas Peter / Reuters
    A man takes pictures of trees decorated for Spring Festival ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year at Ditan Park in Beijing, China. Thomas Peter / Reuters
  • A bird is reflected in water at Laguna de Bay in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines. Erik De Castro / Reuters
    A bird is reflected in water at Laguna de Bay in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines. Erik De Castro / Reuters
  • A woman stands on a snow-covered bridge in Ostafyevo park in Moscow, Russia. Maxim Shipenkov / EPA
    A woman stands on a snow-covered bridge in Ostafyevo park in Moscow, Russia. Maxim Shipenkov / EPA
  • Iranian children with painted faces take part during a ceremony marking the 39th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution around the Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA
    Iranian children with painted faces take part during a ceremony marking the 39th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution around the Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran. Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA
  • Pope Francis waves as he arrive to deliver his message to pilgrims gathered on St. Peter's square, during his Angelus Sunday prayer at the Vatican. Vincenzo Pinto / AFP Photo
    Pope Francis waves as he arrive to deliver his message to pilgrims gathered on St. Peter's square, during his Angelus Sunday prayer at the Vatican. Vincenzo Pinto / AFP Photo
  • Palestinian women shout slogans during a protest against US aid cuts, outside the United Nations' offices at the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. Said Khatib / AFP Photo
    Palestinian women shout slogans during a protest against US aid cuts, outside the United Nations' offices at the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. Said Khatib / AFP Photo
  • Supporters of Shiv Sena, a Hindu hardline group, are seen through a flag resembling Pakistan's national flag during a protest against the attack on an Indian army camp in Jammu. Mukesh Gupta / Reuters
    Supporters of Shiv Sena, a Hindu hardline group, are seen through a flag resembling Pakistan's national flag during a protest against the attack on an Indian army camp in Jammu. Mukesh Gupta / Reuters
  • Members of the samba school Grupo Especial Dragões da Real take part in the carnival celebration at the Anhembi sambodrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sebastiao Moreira / EPA
    Members of the samba school Grupo Especial Dragões da Real take part in the carnival celebration at the Anhembi sambodrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Sebastiao Moreira / EPA

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World in focus - best pictures for February 11, 2018

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World's new tallest hotel opens in Dubai

  • You'll get a view of DIFC from the hotel's open-air pool deck.
    You'll get a view of DIFC from the hotel's open-air pool deck.
  • The hotel stands 356 metres high at 101 Sheikh Zayed Road.
    The hotel stands 356 metres high at 101 Sheikh Zayed Road.
  • All of the 528 rooms in the hotel have a kitchenette.
    All of the 528 rooms in the hotel have a kitchenette.
  • A glimpse of the view from near the top of the hotel, which opens in Dubai on February 12.
    A glimpse of the view from near the top of the hotel, which opens in Dubai on February 12.
  • The view from the pool.
    The view from the pool.
  • The gold-themed lobby of the Gevora Hotel.
    The gold-themed lobby of the Gevora Hotel.
  • A cafe in the hotel.
    A cafe in the hotel.
  • Another glimpse of one of the hotel's guest rooms
    Another glimpse of one of the hotel's guest rooms
  • Loungers on the pool deck.
    Loungers on the pool deck.
  • The rooftop affords excellent views of the Burj Khalifa.
    The rooftop affords excellent views of the Burj Khalifa.
  • This is the hotel's 'signature' latte
    This is the hotel's 'signature' latte
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