A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 17, 2019
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Servicemen of the Belarusian Interior Ministry's special forces unit take part in event "Winter fun" at their base in Minsk, Belarus.
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The pack rides during the second stage of the cycling Tour of Oman between Royal Cavalry Oman and al-Bustan.
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A masked reveler is een in Venice's Riva degli Schiavoni on the opening day of the Venice Carnival, Italy.
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A rescued artisanal miner is carried from a pit as retrieval efforts proceed for trapped illegal gold miners in Kadoma, Zimbabwe, Feb. 16, 2019.
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Pro-independence demonstrators march waving independence flags, during a demonstration supporting the imprisoned pro-independence political leaders in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 16, 2019.
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An explosion strikes during a military demonstration targeting a theatrical "ballistic missile launchpad" at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Participants dressed as smurfs pose during an attempt to hold the world's largest meeting of smurfs in Lauchringen, Germany, Feb. 16, 2019.
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Brady Portenier of Caldwell, Indiana, competes in the El Paso County Colosseum, Texas, during the Tuff Hedeman Bull Riding Tour, Feb.16, 2019.
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A disused coal-fired power station is destroyed via controlled explosion in Castrop Rauxel, Germany.
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Afghan men ride horses on the snow-covered ground on the outskirts of Kabul.