• People walk past an art installation before it is set ablaze at Gyeongpo Beach during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. Phil Noble / Reuters
    People walk past an art installation before it is set ablaze at Gyeongpo Beach during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. Phil Noble / Reuters
  • Harry Cunningham of the Swans and Zac Bailey of the Lions compete for the ball during the AFLX grand final match between the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
    Harry Cunningham of the Swans and Zac Bailey of the Lions compete for the ball during the AFLX grand final match between the Sydney Swans and the Brisbane Lions at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
  • A United States Air Force F-15 fighter jet based at RAF Lakenheath speeds through the Dinas Pass, known in the aviation world as the Mach Loop on February 16, 2018 in Dolgellau, Wales. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
    A United States Air Force F-15 fighter jet based at RAF Lakenheath speeds through the Dinas Pass, known in the aviation world as the Mach Loop on February 16, 2018 in Dolgellau, Wales. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
  • Leicester City's Jamie Vardy in action with Sheffield United's George Baldock in the FA Cup. Carl Recine / Reuters
    Leicester City's Jamie Vardy in action with Sheffield United's George Baldock in the FA Cup. Carl Recine / Reuters
  • People hold lights during a demonstration held by pro-independence associations asking for the release of jailed Catalan activists and leaders, at Sant Jaume square in Barcelona, Spain. Albert Gea / Reuters
    People hold lights during a demonstration held by pro-independence associations asking for the release of jailed Catalan activists and leaders, at Sant Jaume square in Barcelona, Spain. Albert Gea / Reuters
  • A 12-year-old girl from Hebei province waits to perform lion dance at a Spring Festival Temple Fair on the second day of the Year of the Dog at Longtan park in Beijing. Jason Lee / Reuters
    A 12-year-old girl from Hebei province waits to perform lion dance at a Spring Festival Temple Fair on the second day of the Year of the Dog at Longtan park in Beijing. Jason Lee / Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for February 17, 2018

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