This Week in Pictures: 22 - 28 February

Revellers cheer during the Amigos da Onca street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ahead of Rio's world-famous carnival.

A man sets himself on fire during protest rallies in front of the presidential office in Kiev, Ukraine.

Displaced Syrian children try to climb over the Turkish border wall at an informal camp in Kafr Lusin in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib.
Turkey, which already hosts the world's largest number of Syrian refugees with around 3.6 million people, has placed barbed wire and watchtowers along the wall to prevent any more crossings.

A young woman wears a traditional outfit at the International Ice Sculpture competition during the Olkhon Ice Fest in Lake Baikal, Russia.

President Vladimir Putin visits the newly-opened theme park Dream Island in Moscow.

A T-72 performing during the tank biathlon at the Army-2020 contest in Primorsky Krai, Russia.

People watch as protesters clash with Colombian riot police during a demonstration against the government of Colombia's President Ivan Duque in Bogota.

Actress Elle Fanning on the red carpet for The Roads Not Taken during the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.

A Hindu devotee of Lord Shiva holds a human skull and bone as he takes part in a religious procession to mark the Hindu festival of Maha Shivratri in Allahabad.

Participants take part in the annual Leadenhall Market Pancake Race in London, Britain, 25 February 2020.

Indonesian youths play in floodwater in a Jakarta neighbourhood after heavy rains caused rivers to burst their banks in greater Jakarta sending muddy water into residential and commercial areas.

A reveller dressed in a spider-man costume strikes a pose at the "Ceu na Terra" or Heaven on Earth street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Indian Muslim women look out of a window as security officers patrol a street in New Delhi, India, as at least 20 people were killed in three days of clashes in the Indian capital.

French President Emmanuel Macron checks the quality of a Charolais cow during the 57th International Agriculture Fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris.

Women smear mud on themselves during the "Bloco da Lama", a mud carnival party, in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.

Tourists take photos with costumed performers during the traditional Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) festivities in Moscow.

Russian Foreign MInister Sergei Lavrov at a United Nations Human Rights Council session.

People in carnival dress walk across a bridge in a cloud of red dust in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

Protesters demonstrate during a rally against the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange outside the Woolwich Crown Court, in London, Great Britain.

People in Tehran wear medical masks amid a coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Model Gigi Hadid presents a creation from the Versace Autumn/Winter 2020 collection during Milan Fashion Week in Italy.

Chimpanzee Anfisa at the Royev Ruchey park in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.

A member of the Mangueira samba school performs during the first night of Rio's carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Members of the Beija-Flor samba school perform during the second night of the Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Russian ice skaters Maxim Trankov and Tatiana Volosozhar perform during the Path to Victory festival.

A protester stands near cars burning in flames outside the Hotel O'Higgins during a rally against Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's government in Vina del Mar.

The pack rides during the third stage of the UAE Cycling Tour from al-Maroom to Jebel Hafeet.

An internally displaced Syrian child plays with a sheep in Azaz.

Tourists on a street in Milan, Italy.

Fireworks during the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow