Week in pictures: 17-23 February 2024
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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
Children play among giant hat-shaped bamboo cones in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. The cones protect freshly-collected rice from rain and fog, after the removal of moisture.
Firefighters at the scene of a fire at an apartment building in Valencia, Spain. They were seen rescuing people from balconies, using cranes to reach those trapped on high floors.
A model presents a creation from the Emporio Armani Fall/Winter 2024/2025 collection during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy.
American-French actor Timothee Chalamet meets fans during a red carpet event in Seoul, South Korea, for the film, Dune: Part Two.
Daniel Arsham's Unearthed, Bronze Eroded Melpomene, went on display at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
Scaffolding is erected around a baroque sculpted bronze canopy by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica, in preparation for its restoration at the Vatican in Rome.
Squatters remove their belongings from makeshift shelters, after a fire broke out following their eviction from a piece of land known as Tent City, which they had been occupying in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris closed to the public because of a strike by staff. Employees are protesting about the way the Tower is being managed, France's powerful CGT union said.
Men carry lanterns as they walk to the Yamauchigawa river to cleanse their bodies in the cold water, and pray for a good harvest, during the Somin-sai Festival at Kokuseki-ji Temple in Oshu, Japan.
US President Joe Biden embraces Yulia Navalnaya. Mr Biden held a private meeting in California with the widow and daughter of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in an Arctic prison last week.
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