In partnership with ZUMA photo agency, here is our selection of the top images for this week. This selection takes us from a momentous meeting in the White House to a drone show in eastern China, by way of protests in Argentina and Germany — and a ferocious-looking Siberian tiger.
Netanyahu meets Trump in Washington, D.C.
Feb. 5 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first foreign leader hosted at the White House by U.S. President Donald Trump in his second term.
School shooting in Sweden
Feb. 4 – A gunman kills 11 at the adult education center Campus Risbergska school in Örebro, marking Sweden’s worst mass shooting.
LGBTQ+ protest against Javier Milei
Feb. 1 – Argentine LGBTQ+ protesters march against President Javier Milei‘s recent remarks slamming youth gender-affirming care.
A destroyed “riviera”
Feb. 3 – Standing amid the rubble in Gaza, after President Trump suggested the U.S. should “take over” the Gaza Strip and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.”
Anti far-right kayaks
Feb. 2 – Boats, kayaks, and canoes joined a pro-democracy and diversity demonstration in Cologne, part of nationwide protests against the rise of far-right parties in Germany.
Release the Siberian tiger!
Feb. 4 – A Siberian tiger, captured near Barabash, in Russia’s Primorye Region, is released back into the wild after experts fitted it with a GPS tracker for monitoring.
Kumbh Mela holy dip
Feb. 4 – Hindu ascetics take a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam confluence in Prayagraj, as part of Maha Kumbh Mela celebrations that last until Feb. 26.
Lunar New Year drone show
Feb. 3 – Tourists watch drones form a heart shape during a light show near Dongchang Lake, as part of Lunar New Year celebrations.