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Arlington, US
Wreckage of the crashed jet in the Potomac River. Rescue boats search the waters after the plane, on approach to Reagan National airport, crashed into the river, outside Washington, DC. The regional jet from Kansas crashed after colliding mid-air with a military helicopter near the airport, prompting a major emergency response and grounding all flights
Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images
Sumy, Ukraine
Rescuers work at the site of a damaged residential building after shelling in northeastern Ukraine. At least four people were killed and nine others injured in the Russian drone attack
Photograph: State Emergency Service Of Ukraine Handout/EPA
Jabalia, Gaza
A large Palestinian flag hangs on a damaged building ahead of the handover of hostages to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The move is part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel
Photograph: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters
Jabalia, Gaza
Hamas militants escort Israeli hostage Agam Berger before handing her over to a Red Cross team as part of their third hostage-prisoner exchange
Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty Images
Holon, Israel
Family members and supporters of Berger react as they watch a broadcast of her during her release. Berger, a soldier, was seized from her army base in southern Israel during the deadly 7 October attack by Hamas
Photograph: Tomer Appelbaum/Reuters
Khan Yunis, Gaza
Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters escort Arbel Yehoud to hand her over to a Red Cross team as part of their third hostage-prisoner exchange.
Photograph: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images
Toronto, Canada
The CN Tower is illuminated with green lights to mark the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Berlin, Germany
(left to right) Heidi Reichinnek, Gregor Gysi and Ines Schwerdtner, co-leader of leftwing Die Linke, dance at the political party’s election campaign launch rally. Germany is scheduled to hold snap federal parliamentary elections on 23 February
Photograph: Christian Mang/Getty Images
Warsaw, Poland
Supporters hold photos of pro-choice activist Justyna Wydrzyńska before a hearing at the appeals court. Wydrzyńska was found guilty in 2023 of supplying a pregnant woman with abortion pills in Poland’s first such case
Photograph: Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Maria Martins de Souza, a nurse from the Brazilian state Sistema Unico de Saude or Unified Health System, checks patient Josenilda Vitoriosa, 57. The nurse visits vulnerable and elderly people, and patients with reduced mobility, in the working-class district of Caju in the north of Rio de Janeiro, attending to high rates of dehydration and high blood pressure caused by high temperatures.
Photograph: Aline Massuca/Reuters
Mexico City, Mexico
Environmentalists and protesters rallying against a gas project in the Gulf of California, which they say can endanger whales, gather at Mexico City’s Zocalo main square
Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters
Los Angeles, US
Rapper Rakim Mayers, aka A$AP Rocky, leaves court during his felony assault trial at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles, California. The 36-year-old faces two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm during confrontations with Terell Ephron
Photograph: Frazer Harrison/AFP/Getty Images
Prayagraj, India
Pilgrims bathe on the banks of the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers at the Kumbh Mela festival in Uttar Pradesh. The festival is expected to go down as the largest ever gathering of humanity, pulling in an estimated 400 million individuals over a 40-day period. The busiest day so far saw an estimated 17.5 million people attend
Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
Paris, France
A model prepares backstage for the presentation of Spanish designer Juana Martin’s Spring/Summer 2025 Haute Couture collection during Paris Fashion Week
Photograph: Teresa Suárez/EPA
London, England
Anthony Mackie attends the UK photocall of Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World in Trafalgar Square
Photograph: Tim P Whitby/Getty Images for The Walt Disney Company Limited
Beijing, China
Performers pose for a photo before going on stage at the Longtan Park Temple Fair on the second day of lunar new year celebrations
Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP
