22 stunning pictures that best describe last week

Aircrafts perform during a military show at the opening ceremony of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (REUTERS)

Updated on: Feb 25, 2017 6:34 PM IST

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Aircrafts perform during a military show at the opening ceremony of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (REUTERS)

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A Palestinian protester moves a burning tyre during clashes with Israeli troops following a protest against the nearby Jewish settlement of Qadomem, in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom near Nablus. (Mohamad Torokman/REUTERS)

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A Hindu holy man, or sadhu, smeared with ashes is pictured as he sits at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple during the Shivaratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Navesh Chitrakar/REUTERS)

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A boy pictured with a ‘tilak’ on his forehead on the occasion of Maha Shivratri at Gauri Shankar Mandir in Old Delhi. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

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Dancers of the Wiener Staatsballett (state ballet) perform during the opening ceremony of the traditional Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria. (Leonhard Foeger/REUTERS)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath laying ceremony to mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in central Moscow, Russia. (Sergei Karpukhin/REUTERS)

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A woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling station during the fourth phase of the state assembly election in Allahabad, India (Jitendra Prakash/REUTERS)

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ABVP and AISA members fight during a clash over Ramjas College’s literary festival at North campus, Delhi University. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)

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A boy, who just fled a village controlled by Islamic State fighters cries as he sits with his family inside a bus before heading to the camp at Hammam Ali south of Mosul, Iraq. (Zohra Bensemra/REUTERS)

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Buildings burn after being set alight by protesters preparing to evacuate the main opposition camp against the Dakota Access oil pipeline near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.S. (Terray Sylvester/REUTERS)

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Members of Nepalese army fire a cannon during the rehearsal for the upcoming Army Day celebration at Tundhikhel in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Navesh Chitrakar/REUTERS)

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi during an election campaign in Allahabad. (Ashok Dutta/HT Photo)

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A riot policeman tries to detain a protester during a rally marking the anniversary of the death of union leader Juan Pablo Jimenez, in Santiago, Chile. (Ivan Alvarado/REUTERS)

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Models pose backstage of the Isa Arfen presentation during London Fashion Week in London, Britain. (Neil Hall/REUTERS)

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Visitors wear headsets as they experience a virtual reality tour depicting Jerusalem as it was two millennia ago, at a visitors centre near some of the world's most sacred sites holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians, in Jerusalem's Old City. (Ronen Zvulun/REUTERS)

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket disappears into clouds after it lifted off on a supply mission to the International Space Station from historic launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. (Joe Skipper/REUTERS)

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Figures of former French Prim Minister Francois Fillon (L), member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, French National Front leader Marine Le Pen (C) and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) are paraded through the crowd during the Carnival parade of the 133rd carnival, the first major event since the city was attacked during Bastille Day celebrations last year in Nice, France. (Eric Gaillard/REUTERS)

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Benedito, 66, smokes prawns as he checks it on a wood-fired oven in Corumbau village on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil. (Nacho Doce/REUTERS)

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Aerial view of the metal fence between Mexico (L) and the United States (R) taken in Puerto Anapra, Chihuahua state. (Yuri Cortez/AFP)

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As winter subsides, picturesque clouds descend upon the capital at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India. (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)

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A vintage car at display during the 21 Gun Salute Vintage Car Rally at India Gate in New Delhi. (Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)

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US President Donald Trump smiles as he holds a "Make America Great Again" rally at Orlando Melbourne International Airport in Melbourne. (REUTERS Photo)