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Photos of the week: Combing through Baghouz and a delayed Nigerian election

From evacuations of civilians and the remnants of IS fighters pouring out of the groups last holdout in Syria’s Baghouz to delayed Presidential elections in Nigeria --photos of the week from across the world.

Updated on: Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM IST

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Women and children wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the Islamic State (IS) group’s last holdout of Baghouz, in Syria’s northern Deir Ezzor province. (Bulent Kilic / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Women and children wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the Islamic State (IS) group’s last holdout of Baghouz, in Syria’s northern Deir Ezzor province. (Bulent Kilic / AFP)

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Policemen stand guard in front of a damaged train inside Ramses train station in Cairo, Egypt after at least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a railcar rammed into a barrier inside the station causing an explosion of the fuel tank and triggering a huge blaze. (Nariman El-Mofty / AP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Policemen stand guard in front of a damaged train inside Ramses train station in Cairo, Egypt after at least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a railcar rammed into a barrier inside the station causing an explosion of the fuel tank and triggering a huge blaze. (Nariman El-Mofty / AP)

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Riot police officers are silhouetted against the sunset as they take position during scuffles with yellow vests protesters, on the Trocadero plaza, in Paris, France. French yellow vest protest organizers are trying to tamp down violence and anti-Semitism in the movement’s ranks as they launch a 15th straight weekend of demonstrations. (Kamil Zihnioglu / AP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Riot police officers are silhouetted against the sunset as they take position during scuffles with yellow vests protesters, on the Trocadero plaza, in Paris, France. French yellow vest protest organizers are trying to tamp down violence and anti-Semitism in the movement’s ranks as they launch a 15th straight weekend of demonstrations. (Kamil Zihnioglu / AP)

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Venezuelan people gather along the border between Venezuela and Brazil in Pacaraima, Brazil. (Ricardo Moraes / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Venezuelan people gather along the border between Venezuela and Brazil in Pacaraima, Brazil. (Ricardo Moraes / REUTERS)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) waves after arriving at the Dong Dang railway station in Dong Dang, Lang Son province to attend the second US-North Korea summit. (Nhac Nyugen / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) waves after arriving at the Dong Dang railway station in Dong Dang, Lang Son province to attend the second US-North Korea summit. (Nhac Nyugen / AFP)

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North Korean students read the Rodong Sinmun newspaper coverage of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un visiting Vietnam for a summit in Hanoi with US President Donald Trump, on Kim Il Sung square Pyongyang. The summit ended abruptly without a deal, with Trump saying he had decided to “walk” in the face of Un’s demands to drop sanctions. (Kim Won Jin / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

North Korean students read the Rodong Sinmun newspaper coverage of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un visiting Vietnam for a summit in Hanoi with US President Donald Trump, on Kim Il Sung square Pyongyang. The summit ended abruptly without a deal, with Trump saying he had decided to “walk” in the face of Un’s demands to drop sanctions. (Kim Won Jin / AFP)

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A bee foraging around flowers on a warm winter’s day, at Bern, Switzerland. The unseasonably warm weather seems to have bought the seasons forward by some weeks, revealing a spring view while still being in winter. (Anthony Anex / Keystone / AP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A bee foraging around flowers on a warm winter’s day, at Bern, Switzerland. The unseasonably warm weather seems to have bought the seasons forward by some weeks, revealing a spring view while still being in winter. (Anthony Anex / Keystone / AP)

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A model presents a creation by Marine Serre during the Fall-Winter 2019/2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Issy-les-Moulineaux, on the outskirts of Paris, France. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A model presents a creation by Marine Serre during the Fall-Winter 2019/2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Issy-les-Moulineaux, on the outskirts of Paris, France. (Francois Guillot / AFP)

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Environmental activists of Greenpeace demonstrate against the capital’s air pollution on the statue of Freedom on top of Gellert Hill in Budapest, Hungary. (Balazs Mohai / MTI via AP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Environmental activists of Greenpeace demonstrate against the capital’s air pollution on the statue of Freedom on top of Gellert Hill in Budapest, Hungary. (Balazs Mohai / MTI via AP)

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A reveller wearing a mask and a period costume takes part in the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy. (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A reveller wearing a mask and a period costume takes part in the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy. (Alberto Pizzoli / AFP)

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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates with team mates after scoring their third goal to complete his hat-trick during the Sevilla v FC Barcelona match at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Seville, Spain. (Marcelo del Pozo / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates with team mates after scoring their third goal to complete his hat-trick during the Sevilla v FC Barcelona match at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Seville, Spain. (Marcelo del Pozo / REUTERS)

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A bunker covered in pieces of broken mirrors by an anonymous, unknown artist is seen during sunset on the beach in Leffrinckoucke, France. (Pascal Rossignol / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A bunker covered in pieces of broken mirrors by an anonymous, unknown artist is seen during sunset on the beach in Leffrinckoucke, France. (Pascal Rossignol / REUTERS)

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Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko receive the greetings of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako as a part of the ceremony marking 30th anniversary of Emperor Akihito’s jubilee at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. (Kyodo via REUTERS )

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko receive the greetings of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako as a part of the ceremony marking 30th anniversary of Emperor Akihito’s jubilee at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. (Kyodo via REUTERS )

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Members of the opening committee prepare for the traditional Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria. (Leonhard Foeger / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Members of the opening committee prepare for the traditional Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria. (Leonhard Foeger / REUTERS)

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A reveller takes part in an annual block party known as “Academicos do Baixa Augusta” (Academics of Baixa Augusta neighbourhood), during carnival festivities in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Nacho Doce / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A reveller takes part in an annual block party known as “Academicos do Baixa Augusta” (Academics of Baixa Augusta neighbourhood), during carnival festivities in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Nacho Doce / REUTERS)

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Best Actress winner for “The Favourite” Olivia Colman poses in the press room with her Oscar during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Best Actress winner for “The Favourite” Olivia Colman poses in the press room with her Oscar during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, California. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP)

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A group of men perform the bullfight of “Capeia Arraiana” during the Bullfighting Day at the Campo Pequeno bullfighting arena in Lisbon, Portugal. (Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A group of men perform the bullfight of “Capeia Arraiana” during the Bullfighting Day at the Campo Pequeno bullfighting arena in Lisbon, Portugal. (Patricia De Melo Moreira / AFP)

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Men suspected of being Islamic State (IS) fighters wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the IS group’s last holdout of Baghouz, Syria. (Bulent Kilic / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Men suspected of being Islamic State (IS) fighters wait to be searched by members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after leaving the IS group’s last holdout of Baghouz, Syria. (Bulent Kilic / AFP)

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One of the first voters casts their ballots at Unguwar Sarki polling station in Kaduna, as Nigeria votes to elect its new president. (Cristina Aldehuela / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

One of the first voters casts their ballots at Unguwar Sarki polling station in Kaduna, as Nigeria votes to elect its new president. (Cristina Aldehuela / AFP)

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Fatima Hadi, a 12-year-old displaced Yemeni girl suffering from acute malnutrition, lies on a bed at a hospital in Yemen’s northwestern Hajjah province. The UN said this week it had reached food aid warehouses on the frontlines in Yemen, holding enough supplies to feed millions of people, for the first time since September. (Essa Ahmed / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Fatima Hadi, a 12-year-old displaced Yemeni girl suffering from acute malnutrition, lies on a bed at a hospital in Yemen’s northwestern Hajjah province. The UN said this week it had reached food aid warehouses on the frontlines in Yemen, holding enough supplies to feed millions of people, for the first time since September. (Essa Ahmed / AFP)

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A humpback whale found dead way ashore amid the vegetation of Araruna beach in Soure, Marajo Island, Para State, in northern Brazil. (Acervo Instituto Bicho D’Agua / Handout / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A humpback whale found dead way ashore amid the vegetation of Araruna beach in Soure, Marajo Island, Para State, in northern Brazil. (Acervo Instituto Bicho D’Agua / Handout / AFP)

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An aerial view of a tea field in Zhangping in China’s eastern Fujian province. (Stringer / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

An aerial view of a tea field in Zhangping in China’s eastern Fujian province. (Stringer / AFP)

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A painting, believed to be the second version of “Judith Beheading Holofernes” by Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, is pictured during a photocall in London following its restoration. It is a burst of violence painted in haunting tones by a Renaissance master worth at least $100 million -- or yet another fake distressing the art world. (Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A painting, believed to be the second version of “Judith Beheading Holofernes” by Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, is pictured during a photocall in London following its restoration. It is a burst of violence painted in haunting tones by a Renaissance master worth at least $100 million -- or yet another fake distressing the art world. (Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP)

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A visitor poses for a picture in the “Rotated Room” of the Museum of Illusions in Pristina. The museum contains a series of optical illusions giving the visitor the chance to produce unusual 3D images of themselves. (Armend Nimani / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A visitor poses for a picture in the “Rotated Room” of the Museum of Illusions in Pristina. The museum contains a series of optical illusions giving the visitor the chance to produce unusual 3D images of themselves. (Armend Nimani / AFP)

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Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, is sworn in to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Michael Cohen, US President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, is sworn in to testify before the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Jim Watson / AFP)

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A newborn Asian elephant stands next to her mother Aye Chan May at Pairi Daiza wildlife park, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. (Bart Biesemans / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A newborn Asian elephant stands next to her mother Aye Chan May at Pairi Daiza wildlife park, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. (Bart Biesemans / REUTERS)

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Locals walk among burning rubbish piles at the main garbage dump near Cite Soleil neighbourhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Locals walk among burning rubbish piles at the main garbage dump near Cite Soleil neighbourhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)

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Riot policeman wear gas masks and carry a tear gas grenade launcher, but did not fire, during a celebratory gathering of supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari anticipating victory, in Kano, northern Nigeria. (Ben Curtis / AP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

Riot policeman wear gas masks and carry a tear gas grenade launcher, but did not fire, during a celebratory gathering of supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari anticipating victory, in Kano, northern Nigeria. (Ben Curtis / AP)

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A farmer parades with cows at the Buttes-Chaumont park in Paris as part of a cattle drive on the eve of the opening of the International Agriculture Fair. (Philippe Lopez / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A farmer parades with cows at the Buttes-Chaumont park in Paris as part of a cattle drive on the eve of the opening of the International Agriculture Fair. (Philippe Lopez / AFP)

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A woman feeds seagulls on the beach of Nice, south-eastern France. (Valery Hache / AFP)

Updated on Mar 02, 2019 12:13 PM

A woman feeds seagulls on the beach of Nice, south-eastern France. (Valery Hache / AFP)

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