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Carts,poker machine chairs catwalk and carnival: Photos of the week22 February 2025ShareSaveShareSaveA selection of news photographs from around the world.Gleb Garanich/ReutersTracers light the night sky above Kyiv as Ukrainian forces fire at Russian drones amid a Russian attack on Ukraine.Matthew Hatcher/ReutersOnlookers watch as SS United States, a retired American ocean liner that was built during 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines, is towed out to sea on the Delaware River. The ship is on her way to Alabama where she is due to be sunk to create an artificial reef in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Tchandrou Nitanga/AFPA Congolese refugee family displaced by ongoing clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo arrive at the Rugombo refugee camp in Burundi.Tolga Akmen/EPA-EFEA huge sinkhole that opened in the middle of a Surrey village may prevent people from returning home for months. The first hole appeared late on Monday night when a water pipe burst, growing to at least 65ft (20m) long by Tuesday lunchtime.Henry Nicholls/AFPFormer British Formula 1 racing drivers Damon Hill (left) and Nigel Mansell greet each other at the F1 season launch event, F1 75 Live, at the O2 in London.Ana Beltran/ReutersPeople enjoy the almond trees which are now in bloom at Quinta de los Molinos park in Madrid, Spain.Claudia Greco/ReutersA masked reveller takes part in the Venice carnival in St Mark's Square, Italy.Isabel Infantes/ReutersDesigner Paul Costelloe showcased his latest collection at his catwalk show during London Fashion Week.Jewel Samad/AFPBangladesh's Jaker Ali (right) celebrates with teammate Towhid Hridoy after scoring a half-century during the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international cricket match against India at the Dubai International Stadium.Tang Chhin Sothy/AFPA man transport ox carts along a street in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Photography
