Gallery: The best photos from around the world

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The best photos from the international wire services as chosen by our Picture Editors.

February 13, 2019 — 7.30pm

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Bono, a Havanese, competes in Best in Show at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, USA. Bono came in second.Credit:AP

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In this aerial photo, an operator with Virginia Beach Public Work's Beach Operations division uses a tractor with a connected blade to groom sand from the oceanfront's wall in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.Credit:AP

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Demonstrators run away from police who are shooting in their direction, as a car burns during a protest demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Protesters are angry about skyrocketing inflation and the government's failure to prosecute embezzlement from a multi-billion Venezuelan program that sent discounted oil to Haiti.Credit:AP

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Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard (35) covers up the puck during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee USA. The Red Wings won 3-2.Credit:AP

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Pro independence demonstrators gather during a protest in Catalonia square in Barcelona, Spain. A sensitive trial against a dozen Catalan separatist politicians and activists got underway Tuesday in Spain's Supreme Court amid protests by pro-independence supporters and a highly volatile political environment. Banner in Catalan reads "freedom politics imprisoned".Credit:AP

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From the scoreboard, spectators watch day four of the third cricket Test match between England and West Indies at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, St. Lucia. Credit:AP

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A motorized brush pushes the snow off of the sidewalk outside of the Oculus during a winter storm in New York, USA.Credit:AP

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Participants play games during the Campus Party technology festival, one in costume, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Campus Party is an annual, week-long, 24-hour technology festival that gathers developers, gamers and computer enthusiasts.Credit:AP

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Afghan honor guards carry the coffin of Afghan former President, Sibghatullah Mujadidi during his funeral procession at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghans are mourning the country's first post-communist president, Sibghatullah Mujadidi, at a palace ceremony attended by his former comrades-in-arms, including his one-time spokesman and protege, former President Hamid Karzai.Credit:AP

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Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins (20) attempts a dunk during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The Hawks won 117-113.Credit:AP

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The Christian Cowan collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, USA.Credit:AP

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The faces of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are seen on partially-ripped campaign posters fixed to the pillars of a highway bridge near Nyanya, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Abuja, Nigeria. The country is due to hold general elections on Saturday.Credit:AP

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A professor prepares to speak during a vigil in memory of students who were killed in recent years by security forces during anti-government protests in Caracas, Venezuela.Credit:AP

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Officers salute a procession as the remains of slain Detective Brian Simonsen are removed from Jamaica Hospital in the Queens borough of New York. A NYPD detective and a NYPD sergeant were shot while responding to an armed robbery at a T-Mobile store in Queens.Credit:AP