A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 18, 2022
![Mementos are seen at a memorial for people who died in clashes with security forces in late February 2014, at the Independence Square (Maidan) in Kyiv, Ukraine.](https://gdb.voanews.com/327b3886-ef06-4ede-b62a-c331a65566b4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mementos are seen at a memorial for people who died in clashes with security forces in late February 2014, at the Independence Square (Maidan) in Kyiv, Ukraine.
![People watch as waves crash against the sea wall at Porthcawl, south Wales, as Storm Eunice brings high winds across the country.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d85695de-1385-4974-8d5b-b2ea2943e191_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People watch as waves crash against the sea wall at Porthcawl, south Wales, as Storm Eunice brings high winds across the country.
![A protester dressed as a clown stands before Israeli policemen during a demonstration in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Hundreds of Palestinians face removal by Israel from homes in east Jerusalem.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f30a4e5a-de3a-405d-b0d1-0c425379053c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester dressed as a clown stands before Israeli policemen during a demonstration in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Hundreds of Palestinians face removal by Israel from homes in east Jerusalem.
![Finland's Harri Pesonen (82) celebrates after scoring a goal against Slovakia during a men's semifinal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing. Finland won 2-0.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bf906a0b-2d15-460d-ad51-861b6095023d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Finland's Harri Pesonen (82) celebrates after scoring a goal against Slovakia during a men's semifinal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing. Finland won 2-0.