Photos this week: February 20-27, 2025
Local residents line up to collect water in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, February 21. Since January, some 7,000 people have died in fighting in the eastern part of the country, Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka told the Human Rights Council on Monday. Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images
Venezuelan migrants Ysarlyn Molina and Lisbianny Amaya rest as they wait for a boat to take them to the Colombian border in Gardi Sugdub, Panama, on Sunday, February 23. They were hoping to reach the United States but decided to return to their country due to the Trump administration's new immigration policies. Enea Lebrun/Reuters
US Sens. Mitch McConnell, left, and Jim Justice high-five each other near an elevator at the US Capitol on Thursday, February 20. McConnell, the former Senate Republican leader, announced that day that he would not be running for reelection in 2026. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images
Migrants bound for the Colombian border board a boat at the Caribbean coastal village of Miramar, Panama, on Thursday, February 27. A growing number of Latin American migrants who have given up hope of reaching the United States are returning to their home countries in South America through a sea route in Panama, which poses new risks, according to authorities. Matias Delacroix/AP
Elon Musk holds a chainsaw gifted to him by Argentine President Javier Milei, right, during the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on Thursday, February 20. Musk used the prop to tout his efforts to shrink the federal workforce in the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency. Eric Lee/The New York Times/Redux
A man uses a stick to sift through smoldering remains after widespread vandalism and looting at the World Food Programme warehouse in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, February 21. Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images
This aerial photo, taken on Friday, February 21, shows a beach in Mar del Plata, Argentina, that has turned an unusual reddish color because of a large amount of red algae. Diego Izquierdo/AFP/Getty Images
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer works in his office as the Senate conducts a "vote-a-rama" in Washington, DC, on Thursday, February 20. During the late-night session, Democrats attempted to force tough votes for Republicans over a slate of contentious issues, including the war in Ukraine, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, and protecting Medicare and Medicaid from cuts as Republicans seek to enact President Trump's legislative priorities. Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times/Redux
Tal Shoham waves from a helicopter in Reim, Israel, after he was released by Hamas on Saturday, February 22. Shoham was kidnapped from kibbutz Be'eri during the Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023. Hamas released six Israeli hostages from Gaza on Saturday in two public ceremonies and one private transfer, the final return of live hostages in this first phase of a ceasefire deal that began last month. Amir Cohen/Reuters
Writer, comedian, cabaret performer and drag icon Verushka Darling poses near Qtopia Sydney on Wednesday, February 26. The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is taking place through March 2. Don Arnold/WireImage/Getty Images
Christian Democratic Union party leader Friedrich Merz, second from right, celebrates with Christian Social Union leader Markus Söder in Berlin after exit poll results were announced in Germany's election on Sunday, February 23. Merz is likely to become Germany's next chancellor after his center-right party and its sister party won 28.6% of the vote, according to preliminary official results. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
A rally takes place at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, February 21, to protest recent cuts made to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The first month of the Trump administration has brought chaos to federal health agencies through mass firings, funding interruptions and communications freezes. Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP
Leah Fauth gets a hug after leaving flowers in front of the West York Police Department in York, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, February 22. Police officer Andrew Duarte was killed and five other people were wounded when a man took medical staff hostage and opened fire at a York hospital on Saturday morning, officials said. The gunman was also killed, authorities said. Matt Rourke/AP
People visit the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Taguig, Philippines, on Saturday, February 22. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Manila. See last week in 31 photos.
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