Blue dogs to giant snow mazes — today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the leading images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A dog with blue fur is pictured at a vet's where it was taken for examination, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Blue-coloured stray dogs were found near a derelict chemical plant in the city of Dzerzhinsk. Reuters

Women mourn at the funeral of Indian police officer Mohammad Altaf Najar, at Chadoora, in Indian Kashmir. EPA

Supporters of Ecuador's presidential candidate Yaku Perez march in Canar province to demand a recount of votes cast during the February 7 election. Reuters

People try to save short-finned pilot whales beached in Bangkalan, Madura island, Indonesia. About 49 pilot whales died after a mass stranding on the coast of Java. AFP

The sun sets behind Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 meters, seen from Urayasu, Chiba prefecture. AFP

Workers spray disinfectant in the playground of a primary school in Huaibei, in eastern China's Anhui province, as the school prepares for the start of a new term. AFP

A man clings to a tree to avoid being swept away by flood water, following heavy rains in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo

Snow covers the resort town of Jezzine, in southern Lebanon, which is renowned for the Jezzine Waterfall. Reuters

Visitors navigate a giant snow maze in St Adolphe, Manitoba, Canada. It is larger than one constructed on the same site in 2019, which was named the world's largest snow maze by Guinness World Records. Reuters

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