Flooding in California, unrest at town hall meetings across the U.S., the Naked Man Festival in Japan, continued fighting in Iraq and Syria, the end of a long-term protest in North Dakota, horse racing on a frozen Swiss lake, and much more.
Photos of the Week: 2/18–2/24
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Lula, an abandoned bear, awaits treatment from members of the international animal welfare charity "Four Paws" at the Muntazah al-Nour zoo in eastern Mosul, Iraq, on February 21, 2017. Most of the animals in the Mumtaz al-Nour zoo were killed or died of starvation during the recent offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the eastern part of the city from ISIS. #
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An Indian Hindu man dressed as Lord Shiva holds a lit candle in his mouth as he takes part in a religious procession ahead of the Maha Shivratri Festival in Jalandhar on February 22, 2017. Hindus mark the Maha Shivratri festival by offering special prayers and fasting to worship Lord Shiva, the lord of destruction. #
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Delia Baliantz, of Florence, South Carolina, voices her concerns during a town hall meeting with U.S. Representative Tom Rice (R-SC) at the Florence County Library in Florence on February 23, 2017. Hundreds of constituents attended the event to ask questions and voice their opinions with the Republican lawmaker. #
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Water flows into the iconic Glory Hole spillway at Monticello Dam on February 20, 2017, in Lake Berryessa, California. Water is flowing for the first time in over a decade into the 72-foot diameter hole due to the recent storms in California. The unique spillway operates similarly to a bathtub drain. Heavy downpours are swelling creeks and rivers and bringing threats of flooding in California's already soggy northern and central regions. #
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A man looks into the Love Forever room during a preview of the Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrors exhibit at the Hirshhorn Museum on February 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. #
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A priest throws holy water to worshippers waiting to catch the sacred batons during the annual Naked Man Festival or 'Hadaka Matsuri' at Saidaiji Temple in Okayama, western Japan, on February 18, 2017. With only a skimpy loincloth to protect their modesty, thousands of men brave freezing temperatures to fight for lucky charms thrown by a priest at Japan's annual Naked Man Festival. #
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Competitors take part in a flat race at the White Turf horse racing event in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on February 19, 2017. The races are held on the frozen lake of the Swiss mountain resort. #
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Air Force One sits in front of a crowd-filled hangar where President Donald Trump holds a "Make America Great Again" rally at Orlando-Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne, Florida, on February 18, 2017. #
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A man floats in the Pacific Ocean off Agua Dulce beach in Lima, Peru, on February 23, 2017. Residents living in the capital city cool off on hot summer days by going to the nearby beaches. #
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Taylor Henrich of Canada competes in the Women's Ski Jumping, Normal Hill Individual Competition, during the FIS Nordic Ski World Championships in Lahti, Finland, on February 24, 2017. #
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A structure burns after being set alight by protesters preparing to evacuate the main opposition camp against the Dakota Access oil pipeline near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, on February 22, 2017. #
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A policeman fires tear gas during clashes with drug addicts in an area popularly known as "Crackland" in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, on February 23, 2017. According with the police the clash start when two suspects were detained for stealing a mobile phone. #
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Constituents hold signs in disagreement with U.S. Congressman Leonard Lance (R-NJ) during a town hall event at a community college in Branchburg, New Jersey, on February 22, 2017. #
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks during a town hall meeting at the Hancock County Courthouse February 21, 2017 in Garner, Iowa. The senator faced a raucus constituency that chanted and interrupted during the hour-long forum. #
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A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter sits in front of a damaged tower ahead of an offensive against ISIS militants in northern Deir al-Zor province, Syria, on February 21, 2017. #
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Young children stand in a destroyed street in the northwestern border town of al-Bab on February 23, 2017, after Turkish-backed Syrian rebels fully captured the town from ISIS. Al-Bab, just 25 kilometers (15 miles) south of the Turkish border, was the last IS stronghold in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. #
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A technician works under the French nuclear aircraft carrier " Charles De Gaulle " which is in dry dock for maintenance and repairs for eighteen month at the Naval base in Toulon, on February 23, 2017. #
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South African riot policemen fire rubber bullets to disperse Somali and foreign nationals clashing with South African nationals during a protest march against illegal immigrants on February 24, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa. #
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Visitors wear headsets as they experience a virtual reality tour depicting Jerusalem as it was two millennia ago, at a visitors center near some of the world's most sacred sites holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians, in Jerusalem's Old City, on February 20, 2017. #
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A female Kurdish fighter of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made up of an alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters, walks out of a tunnel in the village of Sabah al-Khayr on the northern outskirts of Deir Ezzor as they advance to encircle the ISIS bastion of Raqqa on February 21, 2017. #
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A row of more than 170 toppled Jewish headstones is seen after a weekend vandalism attack on Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, a suburb of St Louis, Missouri, on February 21, 2017. #
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Iraqi forces, supported by the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitaries, advance near the village of Sheikh Younis, south of Mosul, after the offensive to retake the western side of the city from ISIS fighters commenced on February 19, 2017. #
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Refugees and migrants sleep on the deck of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescue vessel Golfo Azzurro after being rescued off Libyan coast north of Sabratha, Libya on February 18, 2017 at Sea. In 24 hours, at least 466 migrants were rescued in high seas by the Italian Coast Guard and the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescue vessel Golfo Azzurro. Proactiva Open Arms are a Spanish charity based out of Malta who provide search and rescue assistance to refugees and migrants in distress at sea. #
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