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Pictures of the week 28 February to 3 March: Seven days of photos from around the world

A selection of photographs, covering a variety of topics from current events to animals, festivals and sport.

By Alex Wheeler Alex Wheeler and David Sim
Published 03 March 2017, 3:16 PM GMT
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Kaeng Krachan Elephant Park
28 February 2017: A four-day-old unnamed female baby elephant lays down under its mother in the Kaeng Krachan Elephant Park at the zoo in Zurich, Switzerland Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Gwndwnwal Farm
2 March 2017: Newborn lambs in the lambing pen on Gwndwnwal Farm during lambing season in Brecon, Wales Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Cat
27 February 2017: A cat yawns outside Eyup Sultan Mosque in Istanbul Ozan Kose/AFP
Mosul
2 March 2017: A donkey spraypainted with 'Daesh', the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group, stands on a hill outside Mosul during an offensive by security forces to retake the western parts of the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters Aris Messinis/AFP
Mosul
2 March 2017: A boy, who was injured in a mortar attack walks toward a ambulance after being treated by medics in a field clinic as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants in western Mosul Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Mosul
27 February 2017: A displaced Iraqi woman who just fled her home talks on the phone as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Iraq west Mosul Isis
A member of the special forces holds the baby of an Iraqi who fled his home in western Mosul Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
Syria
1 March 2017: A Syrian refugee from the informal Rukban camp, which lies in no-man's land off the border between Syria and Jordan in the remote northeast, walks in the rain, as she shelters a young child outside a UN-operated medical clinic immediately on the Jordanian-side Khalil Mazraawi/AFP
Mosul
28 February 2017: Displaced Iraqis flee the city of Mosul as Iraqi forces battle against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists to recapture the west of the city Aris Messinis/AFP
Mosul
28 February 2017: Iraqi special forces soldier talk to each other as they prepare for attack at Islamic State fighters in Mosul, Iraq Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Syria
25 February 2017: A man walks past a damaged building in the north-western border town of al-Bab, Syria Nazeer al-Khatib/AFP
Ofra settlement
28 February 2017: A pro-settlement activist climbs onto a rooftop of a house to resist evacuation of some houses in the settlement of Ofra in the occupied West Bank, during an operation by Israeli forces to evict the houses Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
Ofra settlement
28 February 2017: An Israeli border policeman removes a pro-settlement activist during an operation by Israeli forces to evict residents from several homes in the Israeli settlement of Ofra, in the occupied West Bank Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
Indiana Pacers
2 March 2017: Indiana Pacers power forward Lavoy Allen (5) goes for a rebound during the first half against the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Centre in San Antonio, Texas Soobum Im/Reuters
Shrovetide football match
28 February 2017: Players compete for the ball during the annual Shrovetide football match in Ashbourne, northern England Phil Noble/Reuters
Gareth Bale
1 March 2017: Real Madrid's Gareth Bale reacts during the match between Real Madrid and Las Palmas during the Spanish Liga Santander at Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Madrid, Spain Sergio Perez/Reuters
Rose Monday
27 February 2017: A carnival float of Donald Trump and the Statue of Liberty during the Rose Monday parade in Duesseldorf Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters
Rose Monday
28 February 2017: Members of a local carnival association take apart a float showing US President Donald Trump the day after the annual Rose Monday parades in Mainz, Germany Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images
Rose Monday
28 February 2017: Members of a local carnival association take apart a float showing a skulptur featuring Great Britain, the 'Brexit' and the relation to the EU, the day after the annual Rose Monday parades in Mainz, Germany Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images
Greece protests
Cleaning workers hold placards reading 'Why' during their protest in Athens along with health workers during a rally in central Athens, demanding to stop the lay-offs of the personnel and the signing of permanent contracts Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP
Donald Trump
27 February 2017: US President Donald Trump extends his hand as he stops by the National Governors Association meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House Washington, DC Aude Guerrucci/Getty Images
Kellyanne Conway
27 February 2017: Counsellor to the President Kellyanne Conway (L) checks her phone after taking a photo as US President Donald Trump and leaders of historically black universities and colleges Getty Images
Trump supporters
27 February 2017: A supporter of US President Donald Trump sits on a bench next to a cardboard cut-out of President Trump during a rally in favor of the 'America First' in Brea, California Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Trump protest
A woman attends a protest rally against US President Donald Trump in the rain outside the White House in Washington, DC James Lawler Duggan/Reuters
Tom Hanks espresso machine
2 March 2017: A note from actor Tom Hanks is posted next to a new expresso machine gifted to the White House Press Corps by Hanks in the kitchen area of the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC Mandel Ngan/AFP
Donald Trump
2 March 2017: US President Donald Trump attends an operations briefing at the pre-commissioned USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in Newport News, Virginia Saul Loeb/AFP
French elections 2017
1 March 2017: Journalists and staff member try to rehang a picture of Francois Fillon, which fell off the wall, before a news conference in Paris, France Charles Platiau/Reuters
Marine Le Pen
26 February 2017: National Front Leader Marine Le Pen, holds a presidential campaign rally at the Zenith Metropole in Lyon, France Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
EU parliament
2 March 2017: Members of European Parliament vote to decide whether to lift the EU parliamentary immunity of French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen after she came under investigation for tweeting pictures of Islamic State violence, in Brussels, Belgium Yves Herman/Reuters
Angela Merkel
1 March 2017: German Chancellor Angela Merkel drinks beer during the political Ash Wednesday meeting of the Christian Democratic Union party CDU in Demmin, eastern Germany Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters
Rio carnival
26 February 2017: A performer dances during Salgueiro performance at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival at Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Raphael Dias/Getty Images
Rio carnival
28 February 2017: A Revellers from Portela samba school perform during the second night of the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
Rio Carnival
26 February 2017: A dancer of the Nene de Vila Matilde samba school performs during the second night of carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Sao Paulo, Brazil Nelson Almeida/AFP
Rio carnival
27 February 2017: Revellers prepare to march in the Afoxe Filhos de Gandhi and Afoxe Razes Africanas combined 'bloco', or street party, on the fourth official day of Carnival along Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mario Tama/Getty Images
Carnival of Port-au-Prince
28 February 2017: Revellers await the start of the parade at the Carnival of Port-au-Prince, Haiti Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters
Masked Ball, Spain
25 February 2017: A performer prepares before taking part in the carnival masked ball at Plaza Mayor square in Madrid, Spain Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
Little Black Dress run
26 February 2017: A runner carries his wig as he walks to the finish after taking part in the annual Little Black Dress run at Centennial Park in Sydney, Australia. The 3km charity run is part of Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
Losar
1 March 2017: A Tibetan man in traditional attire participates during a function organised to mark "Losar", or the Tibetan New Year, in Kathmandu, Nepal Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Cuba
2 March 2017: Jim Robinson of the US holds a cigar of his own brand in Havana, Cuba Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters
Dobrinishte
26 February 2017: A Bulgarian reveller looks at a ritual bonfire near the village of Dobrinishte, Bulgaria Nikolay Doychinov/AFP
Bakara market fire
27 February 2017: Traders attempt to salvage some of their wares from the burning stalls at the main Bakara market in Somalia's capital Mogadishu Ismail Taxta/Reuters
Dynamite aerobatic team
3 March 2017: Oris TinStix of Dynamite aerobatic team featuring American Skip Stewart and Triple world aerobatics champion Jurgus Kairys fly past pyrotechnics as they perform at The Australian International Airshow on March 3, 2017 in Avalon, Australia Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Migration
2 March 2017: A man, who is part of a group intercepted aboard a dinghy off the coast in the Mediterranean sea, sits in a wheelchair after arriving on a rescue boat at a port in Malaga, southern Spain Jon Nazca/Reuters
Malaga
26 February 2017: A man is helped by a Red Cross member in the southern Spanish port of Malaga after being rescued with some 150 Africans who were onboard an inflatable boat. They were rescued by the Spanish coast guard, just off the Spanish coast Jorge Guerrero/AFP
Malaga
26 February 2017: People who are part of a group intercepted aboard a dinghy off the coast in the Mediterranean sea, stand inside a tent after arriving on a rescue boat at a port in Malaga, southern Spain Jon Nazca/Reuters
Ash Wednesday
1 March 2017: A woman participates in the celebration of Ash Wednesday at the cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua Inti Ocon/AFP
Ash Wednesday
1 March 2017: A woman participates in the celebration of Ash Wednesday at the cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua Inti Ocon/AFP
International Womens Day
1 March 2017: An activist walks in the historical Sur district to promote an International Women's Day rally to be held on 8 March in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey Sertac Kayar/Reuters
Kim Jong Nam
1 March 2017: Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong (L), 28, is escorted with a heavy police presence after a court appearance with Indonesian national Siti Aisyah, 25, at the magistrates' court in Sepang, for their alleged role in the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un Mohd Rasfan/AFP
Indonesia
27 February 2017: A young boy runs down a footpath in the village where Siti Aisyah, the Indonesian women arrested in connection with the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, was raised in Serang, Indonesia Ed Wray/Getty Images
Snails
28 February 2017: A woman receives a snail massage at the Agriculture Fair in Paris Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP
Paris fashion week
28 February 2017: A model presents a creation by designers Lou Menais, Lea Sebban and Jerry Journo as part of their Fall/Winter 2017-2018 women's ready-to-wear collection for fashion house JOUR/NE during Fashion Week in Paris, France Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
Milan Fashion Week
26 February 2017: Models are seen backstage ahead of the Marni show during Milan Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2017/18 in Milan, Italy Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images
Queen Elizabeth II
28 February 2017: Queen Elizabeth II opens a new development at The Charterhouse at Charterhouse Square in London Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Tunisa terror attack
28 February 2017: Survivor Owen Richards (L) and his mother Suzanne Evans (2nd R) stand with relatives of victims of the Tunisia terror attack leave an inquest at the Royal Courts of Justice in London Neil Hall/Reuters
India fire
28 February 2017: Residents watch as firefighters work to control a fire that broke out in a three-storey century-old building in Kolkata Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP
Rimah desert
27 February 2017: Men walk their camels across the dunes in the Rimah desert, west of Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates, after a rainy day Karim Sahib/AFP
South Sudanese refugees
27 February 2017: South Sudanese refugees are seen at a 'Refugee Waiting Centre' in Al-Eligat area along the border in Sudan's White Nile state Ashraf Shazly/AFP
India
27 February 2017: A man gets a shave from a roadside barber in Ahmedabad, India Amit Dave/Reuters
The Oscars 2017
26 February 2017: Halle Berry is kissed by producer Arthur Cohn at the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Centre in Hollywood, California Danny Moloshok/Reuters
The Oscars 2017
26 February 2017: Warren Beatty holds the card for the Best Picture Oscar awarded to Moonlight, after announcing by mistake that La La Land had won the award Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
The Oscars 2017
26 February 2017: Producer Jordan Horowitz holds up the card for the Best Picture winner Moonlight Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
The Oscars 2017
26 February 2017: Octavia Spencer attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Centre in Hollywood, California Christopher Polk/Getty Images
Oscars 2017
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The Oscars 2017
26 February 2017: Viola Davis poses with her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the film Fences during the 89th Annual Academy Awards ceremony at Hollywood & Highland Centre in Hollywood, California Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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26 February 2017: Emma Stone, winner of Best Actress for La La Land leaves the stage with Leonardo DiCaprio during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Centre in Hollywood, California Christopher Polk/Getty Images
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