A member of the Syrian Red Crescent society stands by, as children unload items off the back of a truck at the Akbaran camp near Akhtarin, in the north of Syria's Aleppo province, now holding people arriving from eastern Syria, on Feb. 17, 2026. Syria began evacuating remaining residents of Al-Hol camp, which long housed relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, as it empties the formerly Kurdish-controlled facility, officials told AFP. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images
Employees patrol by boat near the city center flooded by the Garonne river in La Reole, France, on Feb. 17, 2026. The flood alert system has been working at a record pace as relentless rain over the past month has saturated the soil, the head of the agency told AFP on Feb. 14. Gaizka Iroz/AFP via Getty Images
Tarique Rahman, Chair of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, takes the oath as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from President Mohammed Shahabuddin (L) at the National Parliament in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 17, 2026. Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Photo
A resident stands next to a damaged grocery store at the site of a Russian attack in the port city of Odesa, on Feb. 17, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. After an overnight drone attack, Ukrainian officials reported two wounded in addition to damage to buildings. Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images
The vessel Folegandros, a crude oil tanker sailing under the flag of Marshall Islands, is moored in the port of Bilbao in the Spanish Basque city of Zierbena on Feb. 17, 2026. Carrying 1 million barrels of crude, it is the first oil tanker to arrive in Spain from Venezuela since the seizure of leader Nicolas Maduro on Jan. 3. Ander Gillenea/AFP via Getty Images
A Palestinian man stands next to an Israeli armored vehicle during a military raid in al-Yamun town west of Jenin in the West Bank, on Feb. 17, 2026. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images
Zulu King Dr. Ron Tassin parades on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, on Feb. 17, 2026. Matthew Hinton/AP Photo
France's President Emmanuel Macron and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wave at a press event to deliver joint declarations in Mumbai, India, on Feb. 17, 2026. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
People walk on a roadway outside of Blantyre, Malawi, on Feb. 17, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Palestinian instrument-maker Ayyub al-Zaatari arranges miniature darbuka drum instruments at his workshop in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Feb. 17, 2026, to be used as part of an ensemble to wake up Muslim devotees at night for the pre-dawn evening Suhur meal during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, set to begin later in the week. Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images
People on stand-up paddles watch the sunrise at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, on Feb. 17, 2026. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images
Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima holds the Berlinale Camera Award in the Forum section during a photo call at the 76th Berlinale, Europe's first major film festival of the year, in Berlin, on Feb. 17, 2026. Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images
A laborer inspects leather at a tannery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Feb. 17, 2026. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images
Pigeons take flight at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, on Feb. 17, 2026. Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images
Malaysia's religious department member uses a telescope to perform “Rukyah,” the sighting of the new moon to mark the start of Islam's holy month of Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Feb. 17, 2026. Arif Kartono/AFP via Getty Images
Captain Alexander Lowe of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), from the British Army's 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, No. 2 Company, patrols in the buffer zone in the divided capital Nicosia, on Feb. 17, 2026. Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when a Turkish invasion followed a coup in Nicosia backed by Greece's then military junta. There are currently nine crossings along the UN-patrolled Green Line separating the two sides, and calls have grown for additional crossings along the 110-mile buffer zone. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images
Olga Mikutina of Team Austria competes during the Women's Single Skating Short Program on day 11 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 17, 2026. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
Kosovo Albanians demonstrate with KLA flags in support of former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders, including former President Hashim Thaci, on trial at The Hague's international tribunal in downtown Pristina, Kosovo, on Feb. 17, 2026. Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images
Competitors take part in the annual Inter-Livery Pancake Race at The Guildhall in London, on Feb. 17, 2026. The annual event sees teams from historic livery companies participate in a Shrove Tuesday pancake-tossing race, while dressed in ceremonial robes or novelty costumes. Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images
Queen Maxima of The Netherlands waves as she leaves after visiting a homeless shelter in Tranformatorweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Feb. 17, 2026. Ramon van Flymen/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh (C-L) with his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin (C-R) takes a tour of the production facility for Airbus H125 helicopters, after its inauguration at Vemagal in Kolar district, on Feb. 17, 2026. Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images
Peruvian congressman Segundo Montalvo speaks with the media on arrival at the Faustino Sanchez Carrion building of the legislative branch where Peru's Congress is set to consider whether to impeach interim president Jose Jeri in Lima, Peru, on Feb. 17, 2026. Jeri is accused of the irregular hiring of several women in his government, and dozens of lawmakers back a motion to oust him on claims of influence peddling. Ernesto Benavides/AFP via Getty Images
A baker prepares traditional Moroccan white bread, or “khobz,” in a wood-fired oven at a bakery in Rabat, Morocco, on Feb. 17, 2026. Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP via Getty Images
Protesters are arrested during a demonstration with Gender Liberation Movement and ACT UP blocking the entrance to the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. The were 24 arrests on the final day of public comment over proposed rules that critics say would effectively ban “gender-affirming care” for transgender youth nationally. Heather Diehl/Getty Images
A Saudi observer uses a telescope to search for the crescent moon, to mark the start date of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at the Majmaah University Astronomical Observatory near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 17, 2026. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images
A couple walk in front of the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People in Kyiv, on Feb. 17, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images
A dog walks amid Guatemalan soldiers during the inauguration of the Sentinel Plan in the Alamedas neighborhood in Guatemala City, on Feb. 17, 2026. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images
A performer breathes fire during Lunar New Year celebrations at Binondo district in Manila, Philippines, on Feb. 17, 2026. Chinese New Year is widely celebrated in the Philippines with traditional activities such as family gatherings, lion and dragon dances, and fireworks displays. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
Germany's Johannes Lochner and Germany's Georg Fleischhauer compete in the bobsleigh men's two-man, heat three at Cortina Sliding Center during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 17, 2026. Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images
The Gateway Project Construction is seen in New York City, on Feb. 17, 2026. Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke surrounded by union members as President Donald Trump continues to express his opposition to the Gateway tunnel project, which will connect New York and New Jersey. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
A close-up of a gold medal held by Federica Brignone of Team Italy during the medal ceremony for the Women's Giant Slalom on day nine of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Tofane Alpine Skiing Center in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 15, 2026. Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images
Members of Unidos do Viradouro perform during 2026 Carnival parades at Sapucai Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro, on Feb. 17, 2026. Wagner Meier/Getty Images
