24 hours in pictures, 16 February 2024

Indian farmers run for cover amid tear gas fired by Indian Police to prevent them from moving towards Delhi on the second day of their protest at Shambhu Haryana-Punjab border point, 250 kilometers from Delhi, India, 16 February 2024. The farmers from several farmer associations mainly from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab are headed in a march to Delhi from the Ambala-Shambhu, Khanauri-Jind border points, as part of a protest demanding a law guaranteeing minimum support price (MSP) for their produce. EPA-EFE/HARISH TYAGI German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) prior to a meeting at the Bellevue Palace during Zelensky’s visit to Berlin, Germany, 16 February 2024. EPA-EFE/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE A banner reading 'Bring her home now!' is seen during a press statement by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz at a side event of the 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC), in Munich, Germany, 16 February 2024. More than 500 high-level international decision-makers meet at the 60th Munich Security Conference in Munich during their annual meeting from 16 to 18 February 2024 to discuss global security issues. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK Supporters of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) political party gather to protest as they allege rigging in the general elections, in Quetta, Pakistan, 16 February 2024. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on 13 February announced that it will field its own candidate for the prime minister's post, ruling out any possibility of forming a coalition government. The party formed special committees to strategize government formation and will nominate candidates for key positions. The decision comes amidst allegations of post-election rigging and mass electoral misconduct. The hung parliament results have deepened the political deadlock in Pakistan, with no party able to form a government on its own. Independent candidates, largely supported by PTI, dominated with 101 seats in the aftermath of the February 8 elections, followed by PML-N with 75 and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) with 54, according to the unofficial preliminary results announced by Election Commission of Pakistan. EPA-EFE/JAMAL TARAQAI A person takes a photo of an abstract lantern design installation during the Taipei Lantern Festival in Taipei, Taiwan, 16 February 2024. The Taipei Lantern Festival is an annual event held in the capital city of Taiwan and is traditionally celebrated to mark the end of the Lunar New Year festivities. In Taipei, the festival is celebrated with grandeur and includes a mix of traditional and modern elements. EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs during the first night of the The Eras Tour in Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, 16 February 2024. Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has descended on Melbourne, with the pop megastar expected to perform in front of the biggest crowds of her career so far. EPA-EFE/JOEL CARRETT epa11158153 Mourners attend the funeral of Hezbollah commander Ali Al Dibs, in the southern city of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, 16 February 2024. Israel's military said it killed Ali Dibs, the senior commander with the militant Hezbollah group's elite Radwan Force, saying he was among those involved in an attack in Israel in March 2023. Dibs was killed on 14 February 2024 along with his deputy Hassan Ibrahim Issa, as well as another Hezbollah operative, in a strike in the southern city of Nabatiyeh. Tensions remain high at the border between Israel and Lebanon after the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated following an unprecedented attack carried out by Hamas militants from Gaza into Israel on 07 October 2023. EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH An aerial picture shows the Botania neighborhood surrounded by scorched land following wildfires near Quilpue, outside Valparaiso, Chile, 13 February 2024 (issued 16 February 2024). Despite being engulfed by forest fires that claimed the lives of 132 people in Chile’s Valparaíso region in early February 2024, the Botania neighborhood remained intact: the fires did not affect any of the houses and all of its residents managed to evacuate in time thanks to a pioneering neighborhood prevention program. Residents say it is the result of days of intensive training and cleanup, of the proper management of the vegetation in the area and, above all, of the commitment of a cohesive community with clear roles in a model that can be applied to the rest of Chile and exported to the world. EPA-EFE/ADRIANA THOMASA Locals wait on pier as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members and supporters block the main road after being prevented by police from reaching the village of Sandeshkhali, south of Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 16 February 2024. On 16 February a team of MP’s from India’s ruling BJP was stopped by local police and prevented from visiting Sandeshkhali. The village has witnessed days of protests over allegations of sexual assault brought up by several women against a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and party members. EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY People take part in the protest for Palestine 'All Eyes on Rafah', called by the United Platform for Solidarity with Palestine, for an end to the aggression against Palestine and for the state of Israel to be held accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people, in front of the Israeli embassy, in Lisbon, Portugal, 16 February 2024. Thousands of Israelis and Palestinians have been killed since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, and the Israeli strikes on the Palestinian enclave which followed it. EPA-EFE/MANUEL DE ALMEIDA Supporters of Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), gather during a protest in Jamshoro, Pakistan, 16 February 2024. Pir Pagara, head of GDA, summons supporters for sit-in protest against alleged 2024 election rigging. The Grand Democratic Alliance leader rallies followers to Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway M-9 on 16 February, in a bid to challenge perceived electoral irregularities. EPA-EFE/NADEEM KHAWAR Indian farmers run for cover amid tear gas fired by Indian Police to prevent them from moving towards Delhi on the fourth day of their protest at Shambhu Haryana-Punjab border point, 250 kilometers from Delhi, India, 16 February 2024. The farmers from several farmer associations mainly from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab are heading in a march to Delhi from the Ambala-Shambhu, Khanauri-Jind border points, as part of a protest demanding a law guaranteeing minimum support price (MSP) for their produce. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA Gold medallists team USA celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's Water Polo at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar, 16 February 2024 EPA-EFE/MOHAMED MESSARA epa11158613 A man lights a candle during a rally following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, outside the Russian Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia, 16 February 2024. Russian opposition leader and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny has died aged 47 in a penal colony, the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District announced on 16 February 2024. A prison service statement said that Navalny 'felt unwell' after a walk on 16 February, and it was investigating the causes of his death. Late last year, he was transferred to an Arctic penal colony considered one of the harshest prisons. EPA-EFE/DAVID MDZINARISHVILI Leaders of a nationwide farmers' association Jagjit Singh Dallewal (R) and Sarwan Singh Pandher (L) address a press conference on the fourth day of their protest at Shambhu Haryana-Punjab border point, 250 kilometers from Delhi, India, 16 February 2024. The farmers from several farmer associations mainly from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab are heading in a march to Delhi from the Ambala-Shambhu, Khanauri-Jind border points, as part of a protest demanding a law guaranteeing minimum support price (MSP) for their produce. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA PSG player Kylian Mbappe's picture is seen next to PSG's logos on the official merchandising shop of the French League 1 team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, 16 February 2024. PSG striker Kylian Mbappe announced his departure from the club at the end of the season. EPA-EFE/Mohammed Badra

24 hours in pictures, 16 February 2024

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