Week in pictures: 13-19 February 2023
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
The Kansas City Chiefs celebrate after beating the Philadelphia Eagles in this year’s Superbowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Harrison Butker kicked the last-gasp winning field goal, while singer Rihanna revealed she is pregnant during an electrifying half-time show.
Guests dance during the opening of the annual Vienna Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria.
People attend a candlelit vigil in Liverpool following the death of 16-year-old transgender schoolgirl Brianna Ghey. Hundreds of people gathered to remember Brianna in cities around the UK last week. A boy and girl, both aged 15, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday charged with her murder.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon waves to the crowds gathered outside Bute House in Edinburgh, following her announcement that she will stand down as First Minister of Scotland after more than eight years in the role.
A son cries out with joy as his mother is rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey. Saadet Sendag was pulled out alive after being trapped for 177 hours. The total death toll following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake has now passed 41,000.
People search through scorched matter in the neighbourhood of Kisenyi in Kampala, Uganda following the outbreak of a fire which destroyed property and milling machines, as well as sacks of stored food.
Tourists pose for a picture on Mai Khao Beach, Thailand as a plane lands overhead at Phuket International Airport.
Agents of the National Security Force burn illegal mining equipment during an operation to slow the advance of deforestation in the Itaituba II Environmental Forest in the state of Para in northern Brazil. Since coming to power, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pledged zero deforestation by 2030.
A couple ride on a Ferris wheel as a seagull flies overhead on Valentine’s day, at Elliot’s beach in Chennai, India.
A person walks a dog on Tynemouth beach, as Storm Otto hits parts of Scotland and north-east England. The first named storm of the year brought winds of more than 60mph, with the Cairngorm mountains in Scotland recording speeds of 120mph – prompting widespread damage and disruption.
