From protests in Albania to pre-Carnival festivities in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and from a building demolition to an open-air carnival in Cologne, Germany and the 91st Oscar Academy Awards — these are just some of the events that have been taking place around the world over the past week.
Models present creations during the Dolce & Gabbana women's Fall/Winter 2019/2020 collection fashion show, on 24 February 2019 in Milan.
US President Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un following a meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel in Hanoi on 27 February 2019.
A member of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) searches a woman after she leaves the final Daesh holdout of Baghouz, in Syria's Deir Ezzor province on 27 February 2019.
Jupiter is usually shown with its cloud layers running horizontally across the face of the gas giant. NASA has released new photos from its JunoCam showing full-disc views of Jupiter from uncommon angles.The composite photo above shows Jupiter’s southern latitudes. The photos were captured by the JunoCam camera on NASA’s Juno orbiter on 25 February 2019.
A model presents an edible chocolate dress creation during a fashion show of clothes made out of chocolate for the inaugural night of the sixth Chocolate Fair in Brussels, on 21 February 2019. - The sixth Chocolate Fair will run from 22 February 2019 to 24 February 2019.
Algerian students scuffle with security forces during a protest in the capital Algiers against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, on 26 February 2019. - Bouteflika, who uses a wheelchair and has rarely been seen in public since suffering a stroke in 2013, announced on February 10 that he will seek re-election in the 18 April vote.
The 81-year-old leader flew to Switzerland on 24 February, for what the presidency called "routine medical checks" ahead of the election.
The 81-year-old leader flew to Switzerland on 24 February, for what the presidency called "routine medical checks" ahead of the election.
An Indian worker comes out after a tunnel boring machine broke through the east bound tunnel of the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited in Ahmedabad on 25 February 2019.
A 1,423 square metre Russian flag was unrolled on the ice of Baikal, the biggest lake in the world. The event will be listed in the Book of Records of Russia and the world.
One of the 19 nominees for Queen of the Carnival of Santa Cruz shows off her outfit on the main stage during carnival celebrations in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on 27 February 2019. - The dresses can be more than five metres tall and weigh over 80 kg. The event, which lasts more than a month, began on February 1 and will finish on March 10. Musical groups will play Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms throughout the festivities, which include the election of the Carnival Queen, Junior Queen and Senior Queen, as well as performances by child and adult murgas (satirical street bands), comparsas (dance groups) and street performances.
Backstage at the Oscars, the 91st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California on 24 February 2019. Lady Gaga reacts to winning the Best Original Song award for "Shallow".
Participant of a rally in support of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas.
A woman prepares to cast her ballot at a polling station in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria in the nation's presidential and parliamentary elections on 23 February 2019.
Firefighters fight a blaze as it consumes fishing boats at Muara Baru, a port in Jakarta, Indonesia on 23 February 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
Bella Hadid (L) and other models present creations during the Philosophy Di Lorenzo Serafini women's Fall/Winter 2019/2020 collection fashion show, on 23 February 2019 in Milan.
Performers take part at the start of the open-air carnival in Cologne, Germany, 28 February 2019.
People observe the controlled demolition of an eight-storey "nail house" that stood on a road in Haikou, Hainan province, China, 24 February 2019.
Revellers take part in the Sergeant Pepper's Carnival block party during pre-Carnival festivities in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 24 February 2019.
Fans at Belorussky railway station in Moscow participate in a send-off for the Russian student team participating in Winter Universiade 2019. The XXIX World Winter Universiade will be held from 2 to 12 March 2019 in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk.
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A protester flashes the V-for-victory sign during an anti-government rally in Tirana, Albania on 26 February 2019. The nation's parliament decided to hold its plenary session that day rather than two days later, allegedly to avoid a confrontation with the opposition supporters’ rally.
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she arrives for a working meeting at Elysee Palace on 27 February 2019, in Paris.
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People take pictures in front of a poster ahead of the second summit between the U.S. and North Korea in Hanoi, Vietnam on 24 February 2019. The second summit between U.S President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un took place in Hanoi on 27-28 February.
Revellers take part in an annual block party known as "Casa Conmigo" (Marry me), during carnival festivities in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 February 2019.
