World in focus – best photos for February 22, 2017

A model displays a 2017-18 Fall/Winter creation by Spanish designer Amai Rodriguez during the EGO Show for young designers at the Madrid Fashion Week in Spain. Daniel Ochoa de Olza / AP Photo

Members of the Nepalese army fire a cannon during the rehearsal for the upcoming Army Day celebration at Tundhikhel in Kathmandu, Nepal. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters

A female Kurdish fighter of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made up of an alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters, walks out of a tunnel in the village of Sabah al-Khayr on the northern outskirts of Deir Ezzor as they advance to encircle the ISIL bastion of Raqqa. The SDF made a major incursion into the oil-rich province of Deir Ezzor as part of their push for Raqqa, field commander Dejwar Khabat said. AFP

Five cubs from cheetah Kate in Safaripark Beekse Bergen, Hilvarenbeek, the Netherlands. Remko De Waal / EPA

People look at the float of the carnival king as it parades during the 133rd edition of the Nice Carnival in Nice, southeastern France. Valery Hache / AFP

Kyle Davis, number three, and Josh Cunningham, zero, of the Dayton Flyers defend against Otis Livingston II, number four, of the George Mason Patriots in the second half of the game at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Dayton defeated George Mason 83-70. Joe Robbins / Getty Images / AFP

Tamika George portrays Hypnosis at the National Carnival Commission of Trinidad and Tobago Queen of Carnival 2017 at Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Andrea De Silva / EPA

Calgary Flames goalie Brian Elliott, one, and right wing Michael Stone, number 26, get up off the ice after stopping the puck during the second period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators in Nashville, Tennessee. Mark Humphrey / AP Photo

Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today.