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Week in pictures: From elections in Indonesia to a film festival in Germany

A roundup of some of last week’s events.

A member of logistics unit of the General Elections Commission (KPU) rides a motorbikes to deliver election materials by motorbike to remote polling stations by motorbikes as they use eighteen motorbikes and eight ox carts in Lampung, Indonesia, on February 11
A member of logistics unit of the General Elections Commission (KPU) delivers election materials by motorbike to remote polling stations in Lampung, Indonesia, ahead of the world's biggest one-day elections. [Perdiansyah/AFP]
Published On 18 Feb 2024

From the death of Russia’s opposition leader to the general elections in Indonesia, here is the week in photos.

Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis arrive in Rafah with their belongings in a damaged car on February 15
Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis arrive in Rafah with their belongings in a damaged car, as battles raged in the southern Gaza Strip. [Mohammed Abed/AFP]
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People look at a skeleton couple kissing installation dubbed " 'Till Death Do Us Part" during a Valentine's Day event in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Feb. 13
People look at a skeleton couple kissing installation dubbed 'Till Death Do Us Part' during a Valentine's Day event in Bucharest, Romania. [Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from launch pad LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center with the Intuitive Machines' Nova-C moon lander mission, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 15
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from launch pad LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center with the Intuitive Machines' Nova-C moon lander mission, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. The IM-1 mission is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) programme to understand more about the moon's surface ahead of the coming Artemis missions. [Gregg Newton/AFP]
People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 17
People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, in Tel Aviv, Israel. [Dylan Martinez/Reuters]
Migrants try to cross the Rio Bravo/Grande from Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico on February 12
Migrants try to cross the Rio Bravo from Ciudad Juarez, state of Chihuahua, Mexico. [Herika Martinez/AFP]
Farmers run for cover after police fired tear gas to disperse protesting farmers who were marching to New Delhi near the Punjab-Haryana border at Shambhu, India, Tuesday, Feb.13
People run for cover after police fired tear gas to disperse protesting farmers who were marching to New Delhi near the Punjab-Haryana border at Shambhu, India. Farmers are marching to the Indian capital asking for a guaranteed minimum support price for all farm produce. [Rajesh Sachar/AP Photo]
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Lifeguards start a bonfire with torches to commemorate Lifeguard Day, to honor their commitment to safety and aquatic rescue, in Mar Azul, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 14
Lifeguards start a bonfire with torches to commemorate Lifeguard Day, to honour their commitment to safety and aquatic rescue, in Mar Azul, Argentina. [Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo]
Police officers detain a man laying flowers to Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg
Police officers detain a man laying flowers to Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St Petersburg, Russia. Russian authorities say that Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison. He was 47. [AP Photo]
Supporters of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), an alliance of political parties, carry flags as they gather for a sit-in protest against, what they call election rigging and are demanding free and fair results of the general elections along the main Highway in Jamshoro, Pakistan February 16
Supporters of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), an alliance of political parties, carry flags as they gather for a sit-in protest against what they call election rigging along the main highway in Jamshoro, Pakistan. [Yasir Rajput/Reuters]
Republic of Korea Air Force's Black Eagles perform during an aerial flying display ahead of the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore February 18
Republic of Korea Air Force's Black Eagles perform during an aerial flying display ahead of the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore. [Edgar Su/Reuters]
The president of the International Jury Lupita Nyong'o stands on the red carpet leading to the Berlinale Palast for the opening of the International Film Festival, Berlinale,in Berlin, Thursday, Feb. 15
President of the International Jury Lupita Nyong'o stands on the red carpet leading to the Berlinale Palast at the opening of the Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale, in Berlin, Germany. [Markus Schreiber/AP Photo]