Carnival Queen Lola Ortiz at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. EPA
People gather for "Light to Ukraine" in Helsinki, Finland, on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP
Dancers from the Baghdad Ballet Academy perform in "The Four Realms" at Al Rasheed Theatre in Baghdad, Iraq. AFP
A Palestinian protester waves a flag near the Israeli security forces during a demonstration against the Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. AFP
A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Amatutu, during Nigeria's presidential and general election. AFP
A plow clears snow in the town of Mount Baldy, California. AFP
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, second from right, releases white pigeons to mark the 37th anniversary of the "People Power" revolution in Quezon city, Philippines. AP Photo
Unesco-listed buildings in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
Carnival Queen Lola Ortiz at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. EPA
People gather for "Light to Ukraine" in Helsinki, Finland, on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP
Dancers from the Baghdad Ballet Academy perform in "The Four Realms" at Al Rasheed Theatre in Baghdad, Iraq. AFP
A Palestinian protester waves a flag near the Israeli security forces during a demonstration against the Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. AFP
A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Amatutu, during Nigeria's presidential and general election. AFP
A plow clears snow in the town of Mount Baldy, California. AFP
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, second from right, releases white pigeons to mark the 37th anniversary of the "People Power" revolution in Quezon city, Philippines. AP Photo
Unesco-listed buildings in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
Carnival Queen Lola Ortiz at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Carnival in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. EPA
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