A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 20, 2015
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A clergyman stands near photos of people killed in anti-government protests in 2014, during a commemoration near Independence Square in Kyiv. Ukraine will mark the first anniversary of the ousting of the pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovich next weekend, honoring the memory of the 100 or so civilians killed in protests against him.
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The Josephine Shaw Lowell Fountain in Bryant Park in New York remains frozen. The temperature in Central Park Friday morning was 2 degrees Fahrenheit (-16 degrees Celsius). The previous record for this date was 7 degrees Fahrenheit (-14 degrees Celsius), set in 1950.
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Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado (R) speaks during a gathering in support of arrested Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma in Caracas. Opposition leaders demanded the release of Ledezma arrested on accusations of plotting violence against President Nicolas Maduro's government.
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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's old city. A heavy winter storm hit parts of the Middle East on Friday, with snow forcing roads leading in and out of Jerusalem to close.