A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 14, 2021
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A member of a “bate-bola” or ball hitters group - men who dress up in exuberant, identical, hand-made costumes known as “fantasias” - runs past during a brief appearance as part of a Carnival tradition despite restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 13, 2021.
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Cross country skiers enjoy a freezing sunny afternoon near Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic.
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The architectural monument "Alter Flecken" with 80 half-timbered houses are seen in the old town of Freudenberg, western Germany, Feb. 13, 2021.
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A male Mandarin duck swims in the Landwehr canal in Berlin, Germany.