• Folk artists throw molten iron to create sparks during an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Shangqiu, Henan province, China. Reuters
    Folk artists throw molten iron to create sparks during an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Shangqiu, Henan province, China. Reuters
  • A Saudi woman walks in the Sharaan Nature Reserve near the town of Al Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia. AFP
    A Saudi woman walks in the Sharaan Nature Reserve near the town of Al Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in El Paso, Texas. AP Photo
    President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in El Paso, Texas. AP Photo
  • A scarlet ibis stretches its wings in its enclosure at the zoo park of Lille, northern France. AFP
    A scarlet ibis stretches its wings in its enclosure at the zoo park of Lille, northern France. AFP
  • Palestinian protesters take part in a night demonstration near the fence along the border with Israel, east of Gaza City. AFP
    Palestinian protesters take part in a night demonstration near the fence along the border with Israel, east of Gaza City. AFP
  • A general view of the construction site of the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre for Tokyo 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
    A general view of the construction site of the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre for Tokyo 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
  • Civilians fleeing the battered Islamic State-held holdout of Baghouz in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. AFP
    Civilians fleeing the battered Islamic State-held holdout of Baghouz in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. AFP
  • Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George dives for the ball during an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City. AP Photo
    Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George dives for the ball during an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City. AP Photo
  • A paramilitary officer stands guard amid snow at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. Reuters
    A paramilitary officer stands guard amid snow at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. Reuters
  • Venezuela's National Assembly head and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido raises his hands surrounded by students after speaking at the Metropolitan University in Caracas. AFP
    Venezuela's National Assembly head and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido raises his hands surrounded by students after speaking at the Metropolitan University in Caracas. AFP

World in focus - best photos for February 12, 2019


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