Italy's Federica Brignone reacts in the finish area after competing in the second run of the Women's Giant Slalom event of the Saalbach 2025 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Hinterglemm on February 13, 2025. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
Italy's Federica Brignone reacts in the finish area after competing in the second run of the Women's Giant Slalom event of the Saalbach 2025 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Hinterglemm on February 13, 2025. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
Scottish actress Tilda Swinton after receiving the Golden Bear lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film Festival. AP
Scottish actress Tilda Swinton after receiving the Golden Bear lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film Festival. AP
US President Donald Trump, left, speaks during the swearing-in of Robert F Kennedy Jr, centre, as Secretary of Health and Human Services, as Mr Kennedy's wife Cheryl Hines looks on. Bloomberg
US President Donald Trump, left, speaks during the swearing-in of Robert F Kennedy Jr, centre, as Secretary of Health and Human Services, as Mr Kennedy's wife Cheryl Hines looks on. Bloomberg
Judea Watkins of the USC Trojans, centre, celebrates with teammate Kennedy Smith, left, after scoring as UCLA's Lauren Betts looks on, during their NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles. AP
Judea Watkins of the USC Trojans, centre, celebrates with teammate Kennedy Smith, left, after scoring as UCLA's Lauren Betts looks on, during their NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles. AP
Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray during a ceremony called the 'redemption of the first-born donkey' or in Hebrew 'pidyon petter chamor', in the Mea Shearim district of Jerusalem. EPA
Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray during a ceremony called the 'redemption of the first-born donkey' or in Hebrew 'pidyon petter chamor', in the Mea Shearim district of Jerusalem. EPA
Police use water cannon to disperse protesters during a sit-in demonstration over teaching jobs in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
Police use water cannon to disperse protesters during a sit-in demonstration over teaching jobs in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
Servicemen of the Alkatraz special rifle battalion, former prisoners who volunteered to defend Ukraine, take part in military drills in the Donetsk region, amid the war with Russia. AFP
Servicemen of the Alkatraz special rifle battalion, former prisoners who volunteered to defend Ukraine, take part in military drills in the Donetsk region, amid the war with Russia. AFP
South African military personnel stand for the national anthem, during a memorial service for soldiers killed in the DR Congo, at an airforce base in Centurion. AFP
South African military personnel stand for the national anthem, during a memorial service for soldiers killed in the DR Congo, at an airforce base in Centurion. AFP
A woman holds flowers she received on Valentine's Day in Goma, the DR Congo city occupied by M23 rebels and Rwandan troops. AFP
A woman holds flowers she received on Valentine's Day in Goma, the DR Congo city occupied by M23 rebels and Rwandan troops. AFP
A Palestinian girl looks out from the ruins of her family's destroyed house, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A Palestinian girl looks out from the ruins of her family's destroyed house, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
Police collect evidence from a car that drove into a crowd in Munich, Germany, injuring several people. Reuters
Police collect evidence from a car that drove into a crowd in Munich, Germany, injuring several people. Reuters
Journalists attend a joint press conference by US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the White House. Reuters
Journalists attend a joint press conference by US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the White House. Reuters
Kirra Dibb of the Indigenous Women's All Stars practises a Unity Dance along with her teammates during a National Rugby League Indigenous All Stars Captains Run, in Sydney. Getty Images
Kirra Dibb of the Indigenous Women's All Stars practises a Unity Dance along with her teammates during a National Rugby League Indigenous All Stars Captains Run, in Sydney. Getty Images

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