From kitesurfing Obama to a unique phone protest, this week’s best photos

In a recent handout picture released by Virgin on February 7, 2017, former US President Barack Obama (R) is pictured during a kitesurfing session with British billionaire Richard Branson (L), off the coast of Moskito Island in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. (AFP)

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In a recent handout picture released by Virgin on February 7, 2017, former US President Barack Obama (R) is pictured during a kitesurfing session with British billionaire Richard Branson (L), off the coast of Moskito Island in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. (AFP)

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Singer Lady Gaga performs during the half-time show at the Super Bowl final between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons in Houston, Texas. (Adrees Latif / REUTERS)

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Demonstrators turn on the lights of their mobile phones as they protest against the Romanian government's contentious decree decriminalising certain corruption offences, in front of the government headquarters at the Victoriei square in Bucharest. (ANDREI PUNGOVSCHI / AFP)

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Palestinians run for cover as smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on a Hamas post, in northern Gaza Strip on February 6, 2017. Israel struck a number of Hamas positions in Gaza after a "projectile" fired from the Palestinian enclave crashed in a border area, the Israeli army said. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

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A golden eagle grabs a flying drone during a military training exercise at Mont-de-Marsan French Air Force base, Southwestern France. (Regis Duvignau / REUTERS)

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Cameroon fans in a celebratory mood ahead of the African Cup of Nations final against Egypt in Libreville, Gabon. (Mike Hutchings Livepic / REUTERS)

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Palestinian barber Ramadan Odwan styles and straightens the hair of a customer with fire at his salon in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. (braheem Abu Mustafa / REUTERS)

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Israeli police spray water at ultra-Orthodox Jews during a protest against Israeli army conscription, in Jerusalem. Many ultra-Orthodox oppose military service for their young men because they believe it exposes them to influences and temptations not found in the insular world of prayer and religious study. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

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French President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. (Jacky Naegelen / REUTERS)

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A competitor skies during the Women's 7.5 km Sprint race during the 2017 IBU Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen, on February 10, 2017. (FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

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Siberian tigers jump to catch their prey at a breeding base in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang province, China. (REUTERS)

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Displaced Iraqi children, who fled the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul with their families, play at Khazer camp, Iraq. (Muhammad Hamed / REUTERS)

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Sri Lankan fire dancers perform in a procession in front of the Gangarama Temple during the Navam Perahera festival in Colombo. Monks, drummers, dancers and some 50 trained elephants, mostly from central part of the island, thronged to Colombo from various regions of Sri Lanka to participate in the city's biggest two-day annual Buddhist procession starting February 9. (LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP)

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A surfer drops in on a large wave at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal. The Praia do Norte beach has become famous for big wave surfers around the world since Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara set a world record for the largest wave surfed in 2011. (Rafael Marchante / REUTERS)

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A model dressed in an outfit made with chocolate presents at the "Le Salon du Chocolat - Chocoladesalon", a chocolate fair, in Brussels, Belgium. (Yves Herman / REUTERS)

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A woman plays with her daughter in an anemones field near Kibbutz Alumim in southern Israel. (Amir Cohen / REUTERS)

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Locals perform fire dragon dances ahead of Lantern Festival In Jishou, Hunan province, China. (REUTERS)