Day in Photos: ‘Epic Fury,’ Military Plane Crash in Bolivia, and Protests in Greece
U.S. Central Command launches Operation Epic Fury at the direction of the President of the United States on Feb. 28, 2026. CENTCOM
U.S. Central Command launches Operation Epic Fury at the direction of the President of the United States on Feb. 28, 2026. CENTCOM

Day in Photos: ‘Epic Fury,’ Military Plane Crash in Bolivia, and Protests in Greece

A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.
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Rastriya Swatantra Party election candidate and Kathmandu's former mayor Balendra Shah (front R) and party chairman Rabi Lamichhane (front C) wave to supporters during an election campaign in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, Nepal, on Feb. 28, 2026, ahead of the country's general election on March 5. Prabin Ranabhat/AFP via Getty Images
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Fire brigade members equipped with breathing apparatus participate in an operational drill aimed at testing coordination procedures equipment handling and emergency response readiness, in Sartene, South Corsica, France, on Feb. 28, 2026. Grichka Beysson-Leandri/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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This picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency shows the site of a strike on a girls' school in Minab, in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, on Feb. 28, 2026. Ali Najafi/ISNA/AFP via Getty Images
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Rescue teams, military personnel, and forensic officers work at the site of the crash of the Bolivian Air Force Lockheed C-130 plane (FAB-81) in El Alto, near La Paz, Bolivia, on Feb. 28, 2026. Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty Images
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The Netherlands' Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen visits the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 28, 2026. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images
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Brandon Jones, driver of the #20 Menards/Fisher Toyota, and Sam Mayer, driver of the #41 Charbroil Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 28, 2026. Logan Riely/Getty Images
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Patients are moved to an underground car park at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) amid reports of incoming missiles, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 28, 2026. Erik Marmor/Getty Images
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A vendor walks past the closed Landi Kotal Bazaar near the Torkham border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, on Feb. 28, 2026, amid ongoing clashes between the two countries. Abdul Majeed/AFP via Getty Images
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A man is detained by police officers on the boulevard in front of Syntagma Square during a protest in Athens, Greece, on Feb. 28, 2026. Thousands gathered to commemorate the third anniversary of the Tempe railway accident, which claimed 57 lives, and demand improved railway safety and accountability. Daniel Yovkov/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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Jeremiyah Love of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish participates in the 40-yard dash during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis, Ind., on Feb. 28, 2026. Stacy Revere/Getty Images
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An incoming projectile explodes over the water in the bay of Haifa off the northern Israeli coastal city, in Haifa, Israel, on Feb. 28, 2026. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images
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Colombian National Police Special Operations Command officers patrol during a campaign event of Colombian presidential candidate Sergio Fajardo from the Dignidad y Compromiso political party in downtown Medellin, Colombia, on Feb. 28, 2026. Colombia will hold legislative elections on March 8 and the first round of presidential elections on May 31, 2026. Jaime Saldarriaga/AFP via Getty Images
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A man feeds pigeons along an empty beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 28, 2026. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement after the United States and Israel attack Iran, at Downing Street, in London, England, on Feb. 28, 2026. Jonathan Brady-WPA Pool/Getty Images
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South Koreans gather around a bonfire during Daeboreum festival in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 28, 2026. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
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France's President Emmanuel Macron, with France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu (4th L), France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (3rd L), and France's Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin (2nd L), addresses a national defence council meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace, in Paris, France, on Feb. 28, 2026, following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Anna Kurth/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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A man comforts his horse during the traditional Todorov Den festival, also known as Todor's Day or Horse Easter, celebrated on the first Saturday of Lent, near the village of Golemo Buchino, Bulgaria, on Feb. 28, 2026. Nikolay Doychinov/AFP via Getty Images
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Syrian children stand on the wreckage of an Iranian rocket that was reportedly intercepted by Israeli forces in the southern countryside of Quneitra, near the Golan Heights, close to the town of Ghadir al-Bustan, Syria, on Feb. 28, 2026. Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images
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A waxing gibbous moon on the 11th day of Ramadan, in Doha, Qatar, on Feb. 28, 2026. Yousef Masoud/Getty Images
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A street vendor selling coconuts waits for customers during a rally launching the election campaign of the Republic of Congo's incumbent president and presidential candidate for the ruling Congolese Labour Party, Denis Sassou Nguesso, in Pointe-Noire, Congo, on Feb. 28, 2026. Glody Murhabazi/AFP via Getty Images
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A man walks out onto the partially frozen Dnieper River, with the Motherland Monument in the distance, as temperatures rise above freezing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 28, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images
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The sheep industry will be honored at the Salon de l'agriculture (agricultural show) at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center, in Paris, France, on Feb. 28, 2026. Brune Simon/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images