Mars, as photographed by the Hope probe after it entered orbit in the first Arab mission to the Red Planet. Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Mars, as photographed by the Hope probe after it entered orbit in the first Arab mission to the Red Planet. Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Alter Flecken, the oldest part of Freudenberg, western Germany. The district contains 80 half-timbered houses, which survived the Second World war or were restored in the traditional style. AFP
Alter Flecken, the oldest part of Freudenberg, western Germany. The district contains 80 half-timbered houses, which survived the Second World war or were restored in the traditional style. AFP
Skaters on a frozen marsh pass windmills in Kinderdijk, Netherlands. EPA
Skaters on a frozen marsh pass windmills in Kinderdijk, Netherlands. EPA
A man sells balloons on St Valentine’s Day in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
A man sells balloons on St Valentine’s Day in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
A woman throws hot water into the cold air to produce the so-called Mpemba effect at Drachenberg (Dragon's Hill) in Berlin. The effect, a paradoxical phenomenon in which hot water freezes faster than cold water under certain conditions, is named after Erasto Bartholomeo Mpemba, who discovered it as a schoolboy in Tanzania. AFP
A woman throws hot water into the cold air to produce the so-called Mpemba effect at Drachenberg (Dragon's Hill) in Berlin. The effect, a paradoxical phenomenon in which hot water freezes faster than cold water under certain conditions, is named after Erasto Bartholomeo Mpemba, who discovered it as a schoolboy in Tanzania. AFP
Municipal employees hold a coffin containing remains of Russian and French soldiers during a burial ceremony in the western town of Vyazma. Officials and descendants of 19th century military leaders gathered for a windswept ceremony to rebury the remains of 126 people killed in one of the bloodiest battles of Napoleon’s Russian campaign. AFP
Municipal employees hold a coffin containing remains of Russian and French soldiers during a burial ceremony in the western town of Vyazma. Officials and descendants of 19th century military leaders gathered for a windswept ceremony to rebury the remains of 126 people killed in one of the bloodiest battles of Napoleon’s Russian campaign. AFP
A Ukrainian soldier plays the accordion on the contact line with Russian-backed separatist rebels near the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk. Reuters
A Ukrainian soldier plays the accordion on the contact line with Russian-backed separatist rebels near the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk. Reuters
Michael van der Veen, second from left, a lawyer for former US president Donald Trump, fist-bumps a colleague on the Washington, DC subway as they leave Capitol Hill. The Senate acquitted Mr Trump after his second impeachment trial. AP
Michael van der Veen, second from left, a lawyer for former US president Donald Trump, fist-bumps a colleague on the Washington, DC subway as they leave Capitol Hill. The Senate acquitted Mr Trump after his second impeachment trial. AP
Demonstrators riding horses flash the three-finger salute during a protest against the military coup in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. EPA
Demonstrators riding horses flash the three-finger salute during a protest against the military coup in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. EPA

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