Best photos of February 21: Musk’s chainsaw gift to Carnival contestants

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Elon Musk, left, receives a chainsaw from Argentina's President Javier Milei as they arrive speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo / Jose Luis Magana)

The Obelisco de Buenos Aires in the Argentine capital is illuminated with an image of Pope Francis, 88, who is in hospital in Rome with pneumonia. AFP

Japan's Riku Miura in a spin at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea. AP

People play Pokemon Go on their smartphones on the opening day of the Pokemon Go tour in New Taipei City, Taiwan. AFP

A restorer of cultural relics at work in the Palace Museum during a media tour organised by the Chinese government in Beijing. AFP

A mass burial takes place for victims of clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, at a cemetery in Bukavu. The DRC army is struggling to counter the advance of M23 rebels. AFP

Customs officials display confiscated luxury cars in Taguig city, Metro Manila, the Philippines. The vehicles were suspected of being smuggled into the country without proper payment of duties. EPA

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters in Washington, after a war of words between US President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy. AP

Contestants vying to represent Chola and Chuta, traditional characters in the Bolivian Carnival, dance during an election ceremony, in El Alto, Bolivia. AP