A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 17, 2020

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An elderly displaced Syrian woman carries a child in the Washukanni Camp for the internally displaced people near the predominantly Kurdish city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria.

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Kashmiri Muslims react upon seeing a relic believed to be hair from the beard of Prophet Mohammed, during a festival to mark the death anniversary of Abu Bakr, one of the companions of Prophet Mohammad, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, India.

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Protesters hold placards reading "Maragaret Macron, this time we will win" under a photomontage of late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Emmanuel Macron as they demonstrate in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris as part of a multi-sector strike against the French government's pensions overhaul.

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A boy plays on a drum decorated with Kosovo's flag to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the country's independence, in the capital Pristina.

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A tapestry designed by Renaissance artist Raphael is installed on a lower wall of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican as part of celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of his death in this handout photo released.

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump ride in the presidential limousine as they take a pace lap ahead of the start of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, Feb. 16, 2020.

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Visitors wearing traditional hanbok dress pose for selfie photos in the snow at Gyeongbokgung palace in Seoul, South Korea.

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A tourist takes a picture of a mockup of an Emirates Airbus A380 jetliner made of flowers at Dubai Miracle Garden in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.