Singapore Airshow aerobatics, Spain fire, Seoul snowfall and more: Top 10 pictures of the week

A selection of top news pictures from US, Asia, Europe and around the globe

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A boy looks on as he swims in an area affected by floods due to the overflowing of the Batanghari River at Sungai Bungur village in Muaro Jambi, Jambi province, Indonesia, February 20, 2024.
Reuters
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A student walks past as Mount Marapi spews ash, seen from Jorong Batang Silasiah in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, February 23, 2024.
Reuters
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A wild elephant crosses a road in Habarana, Sri Lanka on February 20, 2024.
AFP
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An Iberian lynx takes its first steps after being released in the Sierra de Arana mountain range, 40 km from Granada, in Iznalloz, Spain on February 20, 2024. Five Iberian lynxes, one female, named Unica and four males named Urki, Uivo, Ursin and Ukendo, were released in a mountainous area of the Andalusian province of Granada, as part of the "LIFE Lynx Connect" project to repopulate this native species from the Iberian Peninsula in the ecosystems most adapted to its characteristics.
AFP
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Tourists enjoy the rare opportunity to walk in water as they visit Badwater Basin, the normally driest place in the US, in Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California on February 19, 2024. Badwater Basin, an endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, was flooded by Hurricane Hilary in August 2023 and recent rains in California. It is the lowest point in North America, at 282 feet (86 meters) below sea level.
AFP
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A man walks along a footpath after snowfall in Seoul, South Korea on February 22, 2024.
AFP
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South Korean Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatic team performs during the first day of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
AP
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Naiki Vaast spearfishes along the coral reef in Vairao, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
AP
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A view of scaffolding around a baroque sculpted bronze canopy by Gian Lorenzo Bernini over the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica in preparation for its restoration, at the Vatican, February 21, 2024.
Reuters
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Firefighters battle a huge fire raging through a multistorey residential block in Valencia on February 22, 2024. Spanish firefighters were battling a huge fire raging through a multistorey residential block in the eastern port city of Valencia today, the emergency services said. Flames and vast clouds of black smoke engulfed the building, with 22 teams of firefighters battling high winds to tackle the blaze, the 112 emergency services said.
AFP

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