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Beast from the East: This is how snow-bound Europe looked

Heavy snow has caused school closures and travel disruptions in the UK - this is how the rest of the continent looks.

Feb 27, 2018

By Ruchira Sharma

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8 complete wipeout moments from PyeongChang's Winter Olympics 2018

Contestants from Australia, Russia, Japan, Austria and more missed the mark during the Winter Olympics 2018.

Feb 23, 2018

By Ruchira Sharma

Russia Japan

100 great photos of the action at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics: Week One

100 great photos of the action at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics

Feb 16, 2018

By David Sim

South Korea

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War crimes? Syrian and Russian air strikes 'target markets and hospitals'

Over Syrian 1,000 civilians, many of them children, were killed in the first week of February alone as air strikes hit hospitals, schools and markets.

Feb 15, 2018

By David Sim

Syria Vladimir Putin

Jacob Zuma in pictures and scandals: Rape trial, Nkandlagate, Guptas, corruption and resignation

Jacob Zuma has quit as president of South Africa. He has been embroiled in a rape trial, corruption, an arms deal, using public money for his home and association with the Guptas.

Feb 14, 2018

By David Sim

Jacob Zuma South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa Politics Pictures

The 2018 World Press Photo of the Year contest: And the nominees are...

Three nominees for each of the eight photo contest categories, and – for the first time – a shortlist of six nominees for the World Press Photo of the Year.

Feb 14, 2018

By David Sim

Rohingya Muslims Photography Competition Pictures

Maha Shivratri 2018 photos: Auspicious Hindu festival dedicated to worship of Lord Shiva

This most important of Hindu festivals falls on Tuesday 13 through to Wednesday 14 February 2018.

Feb 13, 2018

By David Sim

Religion Picture Galleries India

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018 winners: Stunning sharks, shipwrecks and seahorses

A panorama photograph of motorbikes in a World War Two shipwreck in the Red Sea has won Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018.

Feb 12, 2018

By David Sim

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In pictures: Donald Trump being shafted by a Russian bear, and other satirical Rose Monday floats

Germany celebrates its annual Rose Monday carnival in traditional fashion: with floats featuring huge, unflattering puppets of politicians.

Feb 12, 2018

By David Sim

Travel pictures Donald Trump Brexit

Giant food fight as thousands throw fruit in medieval Battle of the Oranges

Teams throw 500,000 kilograms of oranges at each other as the northern Italian town of Ivrea marks the start of carnival season.

Feb 12, 2018

By David Sim

Travel pictures

Rio Carnival 2018 night one: Eye-popping costumes and spectacular floats

Seven of Rio de Janeiro's elite samba schools danced through the specially-built Sambadrome on the first night of the city's famous Carnival parades.

Feb 12, 2018

By David Sim

Travel pictures

Pictures of the week: The best news, sport, weather and animal photos, from 3 to 9 February 2018

Seven days of photojournalism, from the Super Bowl and Taiwan earthquake to snow in Paris and the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Feb 9, 2018

By David Sim

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Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony

Best photos of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony in South Korea

IBTimes UK presents the best photos from the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.

Feb 9, 2018

By David Sim

Travel pictures

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Amazing photos of bioluminescent phytoplankton glowing blue in the sea in Big Sur, California

People living along the California coast are being treated to a living light show as tiny glowing phytoplankton light up the waves at Big Sur.

Feb 9, 2018

By David Sim

Science pictures California Travel pictures

Experience thousands of orchids at Kew Gardens' Thai tropical paradise

Escape to somewhere exotic and tropical this winter: the 23rd annual orchid festival at Kew Gardens in southwest London.

Feb 8, 2018

By David Sim

Travel pictures

Amazing photos of 2018 Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival queens wearing huge 80kg costumes on wheels

The spectacular costumes – covered in feathers, sequins and jewels – can be more than 5m high and weigh over 80kg.

Feb 8, 2018

By David Sim

Travel pictures Spain

25 photos of snow-covered Paris looking even more beautiful than normal

The French capital is always a photogenic city, but when it's blanketed in white, it's even prettier.

Feb 8, 2018

By David Sim

Weather Pictures Travel pictures

Israel gives African migrants a choice: Deportation plus cash, or jail

Netanyahu's government is offering 20,000 male migrants, most of whom are from Sudan and Eritrea, $3,500 (£2,500) and a plane ticket to what it says is a safe destination in Africa.

Feb 7, 2018

By David Sim

Israel Rwanda Uganda Migration Pictures

Retromobile 2018: Beautiful rare classic and vintage cars go on show and on sale in Paris

In pictures: The most exciting cars on show at Retromobile 2018, including the Ferrari FXX, a stunning 1938 Bugatti and a pristine Ferrari 250GT Cabriolet.

Feb 7, 2018

By David Sim

Taiwan earthquake photos: Firefighters rescue people from buildings leaning at precarious angles

Photos show buildings in Hualien leaning at sharp angles, their lowest floors crushed into mangled heaps of concrete, shattered glass and bent iron beams.

Feb 7, 2018

By David Sim

Science pictures Travel pictures

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