Gallery: The best photos from around the world

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Gallery: The best photos from around the world

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The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

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People walk past Leonardo da Vinci museum, temporary closed due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, in Venice, Italy.Credit:Francisco Seco

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A house along Hoover Beach is covered by ice from high winds, in Hamburg N.Y., USA.Credit:Jeffrey T. Barnes

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Migrants trying to enter Greece from the Pazarkule border gate, Edirne, Turkey, approach the border gate during clashes in Kastanies village.Credit:Emrah Gurel

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Woman, wearing face masks, travel on a public bus in a street in western Tehran, Iran.Credit:VAHID SALEMI

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An artist sets giant figure Lady Maslenitsa on fire during Maslenitsa celebrations in the village of Ozertso, near Minsk, Belarus.Credit:Tatyana Zenkovich

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A relative of Turkish soldier Emin Yildirim, who died in an airstrike in the Syrian town of Idlib, mourns over his coffin during his funeral ceremony in Akcurun village, Hatay, Turkey.Credit:SEDAT SUNA

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Girls play with fighting sacks on a bench during Maslenitsa celebrations in the town of Suzdal (200km from Moscow), Russia.Credit:SERGEI ILNITSKY

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US Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the The St. James Sports, Wellness, and Entertainment Complex in Springfield, Virginia, USA.Credit:SHAWN THEW

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A Sri Lankan boy plays at a water fountain on a hot day at a public park in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Credit:Chamila Karunarathne

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Elio Germano, winner of the Silver Bear for Best Actor for "Volevo nascondermi" (Hidden Away) attends the Winners' Press Conference after the Closing and Awards Ceremony of the 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), in Berlin, Germany.Credit:RONALD WITTEK

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A Christian pilgrim is blessed by a priest at the Ethiopian Monastery of Deir es-Sultan, located on the roof of the famed Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem.Credit:ATEF SAFADI

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Huge waves hit the sea wall in Porthcawl, South Wales, as strong winds of up to 75mph brought by Storm Jorge batter the UK.Credit:Ben Birchall

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People form humans castles as pro independence demonstrators gather during a political rally in Perpignan, France.Credit:Emilio Morenatti

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Crystal Palace fans celebrate their sides first goal during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace at American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, United Kingdom.Credit:Mike Hewitt

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Pieter-Steph du Toit of the Stormers takes the line-out ball during the Super Rugby match between the Stormers of South Africa and the Blues of New Zealand at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.Credit:NIC BOTHMA