From the Trump Plaza Casino demolition to Spanish protests - today's best pictures

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

The Trump Plaza Casino collapses after a controlled demolition in Atlantic City, New Jersey, US. Reuters

Farmers harvest rice in a paddy field in Thailand's southern province of Naratahiwat. AFP

Two women dance along a road in the Chinese capital of Beijing. AFP

Families of missing people hold pictures of their relatives during a protest in front of the Karachi press club in Pakistan. EPA

Fire during riots to condemn the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pau Rivadulla Duro A.K.A 'Pablo Hasel', in Barcelona, Spain. EPA

A man looks through police barricades near the Gateway of India in Mumbai. AFP

Works by Lowry are displayed by art workers during preparations ahead of the livestreamed Modern British Art Auction at Christie's in London, England. The livestreamed Modern British Art Auction takes place on March 1. Getty Images

New York's Empire State Building in this Nasa photo can be seen illuminated in red to celebrate the scheduled landing on Mars of the space agency's Perseverance rover on February 18, 2021. AFP

Carlos Mandez waits in line to fill his propane cylinders in Houston. Millions in Texas are without electricity after record snowfall and single-digit temperatures disrupted supply, causing widespread power cuts. AP Photo

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