• A fighter with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces keeps watch near women standing on a field after they fled from the Baghouz area in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. AFP
    A fighter with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces keeps watch near women standing on a field after they fled from the Baghouz area in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. AFP
  • Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader and self declared acting president Juan Guaido take part in rally in eastern Caracas. AFP
    Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader and self declared acting president Juan Guaido take part in rally in eastern Caracas. AFP
  • Robert Tomlinson, a fourth-generation rhubarb farmer, harvests forced rhubarb by candlelight on his farm in Pudsey, near Leeds in northern England. AFP
    Robert Tomlinson, a fourth-generation rhubarb farmer, harvests forced rhubarb by candlelight on his farm in Pudsey, near Leeds in northern England. AFP
  • Visitors walk through a field of rape blossoms on South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju. EPA
    Visitors walk through a field of rape blossoms on South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju. EPA
  • People walk their dogs through a frozen meadow in Hanau, outside Frankfurt, Germany. Reuters
    People walk their dogs through a frozen meadow in Hanau, outside Frankfurt, Germany. Reuters
  • Bangladeshi women perform a traditional dance during a 'Basanta Utsab' ceremony, to mark the first day of spring in the Bengali calender, in Dhaka. AFP
    Bangladeshi women perform a traditional dance during a 'Basanta Utsab' ceremony, to mark the first day of spring in the Bengali calender, in Dhaka. AFP
  • A view of El Alto and the Illimani mountain, located more than 4000 meters above sea level on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia. Reuters
    A view of El Alto and the Illimani mountain, located more than 4000 meters above sea level on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia. Reuters
  • A couple poses for a wedding photo shoot amid snowfall at the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing, China. Reuters
    A couple poses for a wedding photo shoot amid snowfall at the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing, China. Reuters
  • People walk past a slanted treat as a dusty haze tints the sky in Sydney, Australia. EPA
    People walk past a slanted treat as a dusty haze tints the sky in Sydney, Australia. EPA
  • A norwich terrier named Isaac is judged during the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York. EPA
    A norwich terrier named Isaac is judged during the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York. EPA
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people occupy the foyer and front entry of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Getty Images
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people occupy the foyer and front entry of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Getty Images
  • Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard covers up the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tennessee. AP Photo
    Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard covers up the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville, Tennessee. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for February 13, 2019

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