• People take part in the interactive object Kaleidoscope 'Time Machine' during the Light Festival Staro Riga in Riga, Latvia. EPA
    People take part in the interactive object Kaleidoscope 'Time Machine' during the Light Festival Staro Riga in Riga, Latvia. EPA
  • Alina Zagitova of Russia competes in the women's free skating event in Moscow. Reuters
    Alina Zagitova of Russia competes in the women's free skating event in Moscow. Reuters
  • The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, US. Reuters
    The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, US. Reuters
  • A canine gets groomed to participate in the International Dog Show in Poznan, Poland. EPA
    A canine gets groomed to participate in the International Dog Show in Poznan, Poland. EPA
  • Workers from aluminum company Alcoa protest against the shutting down of the company's plant in A Coruna, Spain. EPA
    Workers from aluminum company Alcoa protest against the shutting down of the company's plant in A Coruna, Spain. EPA
  • The cityscape of Miskolc is seen from the Avasi observatory, which is illuminated with purple light to mark World Prematurity Day in Hungary. EPA
    The cityscape of Miskolc is seen from the Avasi observatory, which is illuminated with purple light to mark World Prematurity Day in Hungary. EPA
  • Thousands of demonstrators gather at the Old Town Square to protest against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, marking the 29th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, in Prague. EPA
    Thousands of demonstrators gather at the Old Town Square to protest against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, marking the 29th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, in Prague. EPA
  • A hot-air balloon with the image of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh is seen during the International Balloon Festival in the sky of the city of Leon, Mexico. EPA
    A hot-air balloon with the image of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh is seen during the International Balloon Festival in the sky of the city of Leon, Mexico. EPA
  • Cupid's Span is an outdoor sculpture by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, pictured with the US's San Francisco Bay Bridge in the background. EPA
    Cupid's Span is an outdoor sculpture by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, pictured with the US's San Francisco Bay Bridge in the background. EPA
  • Members of the hare krishna community parade at the main streets of Guadalajara's historic centre on the occasion of the Ratha Yatra Festival 2018 in Jalisco, Mexico. EPA
    Members of the hare krishna community parade at the main streets of Guadalajara's historic centre on the occasion of the Ratha Yatra Festival 2018 in Jalisco, Mexico. EPA
  • Residents stand on a hill before barriers wrapped in concertina wire that separate Mexico and the US in Tijuana, Mexico. AP
    Residents stand on a hill before barriers wrapped in concertina wire that separate Mexico and the US in Tijuana, Mexico. AP
  • Thick fog coats the Avranches countryside in France. AFP
    Thick fog coats the Avranches countryside in France. AFP

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