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A Buddhist monk waits for the final verdict for Muslim lawyer Ko Ni's murder case at Insein court in Yangon, Myanmar, February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

World in focus - best photos for February 15, 2019

February 15, 2019
The sun rises behind Ely Cathedral, Ely, east England, Thursday Feb. 14, 2019. (Joe Giddens/PA via AP)

World in focus - best photos for February 14, 2019

February 14, 2019
A fighter with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) keeps watch near veiled women standing on a field after they fled from the Baghouz area in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, Syria. AFP 

World in focus - best photos for February 13, 2019

February 13, 2019
Folk artists throw molten iron to create sparks during an event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Shangqiu, Henan province, China February 11, 2019. Picture taken February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.

World in focus - best photos for February 12, 2019

February 13, 2019
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison holds a press conference after the passing of the Medivac Bill in the House of Representatives on February 12, 2019 in Canberra, Australia. Getty

Embattled Australian PM suffers historic defeat over refugees

February 12, 2019
epaselect epa07361395 Villagers from Jiexi Jiantan village perform a ritual of 'Zha Laoye', or 'Cracking local spirits', in Chaoshan, Guangdong Province, China, 10 February 2019 (issued 11 February 2019). Jiexi Jiantan Village celebrates the annual custom of 'Zha Laoye' where Laoye are local spirits. Every third day of the lunar New Year, statues of local spirits known as the 'Thousand-mile Eye' Laoye and 'Ear Following the Wind' Laoye are brought out to the village committee to receive incensed tea offered by believers. By the sixth day of the year, the 'Zha Laoye' activities begin with each man holding one of the statues on a chair above his head while run around a bonfire. Two other men light firecrackers strung up on a long bamboo poles and chase the spirit around the bonfire, signifying a bountiful new year. EPA/ZNSEN CHINA OUT

World in focus - best photos for February 11, 2019

February 11, 2019
A Naga sadhu or a Hindu holy man stands after taking a dip during the third 'Shahi Snan' (grand bath) at 'Kumbh Mela' or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India, February 10, 2019. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash

World in focus - best photos for February 10, 2019

February 10, 2019
A man performs archery on a horse during a celebration on the third day of Losar, the Tibetan New Year, in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China February 7, 2019. Picture taken February 7, 2019. He Penglei/CNS via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. CHINA OUT.

World in focus - best photos for February 9, 2019

February 9, 2019
epaselect epa07351784 Thai Raksa Chart Party leader Preechapol Pongpanich (C-L) submits the election registration form to an officer at the Election Commission in Bangkok, Thailand, 08 February 2019. A political party linked with Thaksin Shinawatra, the Thai Raksa Chart Party nominated Princess Ubolratana Mahidol, elder sister of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, as prime minister candidate for the upcoming general election. Thailand is set to hold a general election on 24 March 2019, the first poll in five years since the May 2014 military coup. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL

World in focus - best photos for February 8, 2019

February 8, 2019
Cattle are seen surrounded by floodwater in Queensland, Australia on February 5, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. Cowan Downs Station via Reuters

Hundreds of thousands of cattle feared dead after Australia floods

February 8, 2019