A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 24, 2021
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A runner passes under the flags hanging at half-staff surrounding the Washington Monument at day break in Washington, D.C. President Joe Biden ordered the flags to be lowered in honor of the 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in the U.S.
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A supporter of a faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) gets her face painted before taking part in a "victory" rally, after Supreme Court ruling to overturn the prime minister's decision to dissolve parliament, in Kathmandu.
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A protester makes a victory sign as others burn tires to block a road in front of the house of judge Fadi Akiki in Beirut during a demonstration calling for the release of anti-government activists detained following riots in northern Lebanon late last month.
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Artists perform a lion dance during the Lunar New Year celebrations in a village in Zhangjiakou, in northern China's Hebei province.