Week in pictures: 25 February – 2 March 2024
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
The largest tunnelling machine ever used on a UK rail project has completed its 10-mile (16km) journey. Florence – named after Florence Nightingale – cut through the chalk beneath the Chiltern Hills. The tunnel will form part of HS2, the high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham.
Young monks gather during the annual ceremony of Makha Bucha at Wat Dhammakaya, north of the Thai capital, Bangkok. The festival honours Buddha and his teachings.
Former US President Donald Trump waves after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Mr Trump has further cemented his status as frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination with victory over Nikki Haley in the Michigan primary.
People attend a prayer service at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London, to mark two years since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Farmers from the collective, Coordination Rurale, block the roads around the l’Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Farmers have been protesting across France against falling incomes and lack of government help.
Firefighters carry an injured person during a rescue operation after fire broke out in a multi-storey building in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, killing at least 46 people and injuring dozens of others.
Chase Jackson of the USA competes in the women’s shot put at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Jackson won a bronze medal with a throw of 19.67m.
Pope Francis smiles to a young member of a choir at his weekly general audience in the Vatican.
Director Mati Diop poses with the Golden Bear for Best Film for Dahomey, after the award ceremony at the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival in the German capital.
Members of Uganda’s Soft Ground Wrestling team hold a training session at their camp in Mukono. Members showcase their wrestling skills on their YouTube channel, performing in a dirt ring, with makeshift bamboo posts and string ropes.
