President Donald Trump holds a letter from King Charles III given to him by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Feb. 27, 2025. Starmer is on his first visit to Washington since President Trump returned to the White House. Starmer's trip comes shortly after he announced an increase in UK defense spending, ostensibly as a signal to Trump that the UK is prepared to bolster Europe's security, and as he aims to broker a fair peace deal for Ukraine amid Trump's warming relations with Russia. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
People stand outside in support of USAID employees leaving the building in Washington on Feb. 27, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
In this video frame grab, people assist victims after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in Bukavu, eastern Congo, on Feb. 27, 2025. Janvier Barhahiga/AP Photo
France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron stand with Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa during a ceremony at the National Palace of Belem, on the first day of a state visit to Portugal, in Lisbon, on Feb. 27, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron begins a two-day state visit to Portugal today to further strengthen the “depth of ties” between the two countries, particularly in defense, as talks accelerate in Europe regarding Ukraine. Macron is making the first official visit by a French head of state to the country since 1999. Jeanne Accorsini/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
A general view shows vacant pontoon bridges near Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, at the end of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj, India, on Feb. 27, 2025. India's Kumbh Mela festival wraps up on Feb. 26, with final ritual river bathing ceremonies ending six weeks of celebration that organizers say have been attended by hundreds of millions of devotees. Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images
A van carrying the Russian delegation leaves the residence of the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey, on Feb. 27, 2025. Russian and U.S. officials met in Istanbul on Feb. 27, 2025 for talks on resolving embassy issues as the two countries aimed to restore ties. AFP via Getty Images
Fusilier Llewelyn II, the Regimental Goat, jumps in the air before soldiers from Tidworth-based The 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh parade to commemorate St. David’s Day, at Lucknow Barracks in Tidworth, England, on Feb. 27, 2025. The Fusiliers parade to honour the patron saint of Wales in a traditional ceremony and receive leeks, a national emblem of Cymru. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
People watch as waves lash against the shore in Saint-Denis de la Reunion, on the French overseas territory island of La Reunion, as the tropical cyclone “Garance” approaches the island on Feb. 27, 2025. Garance was categorized a class 3 cyclone by Mauritius—the second-highest alert level—with gusts of up to 70 kilometers (43 miles) an hour expected. Richard Bouhet/AFP via Getty Images
Israeli police officers check a damaged car in Gan Shmuel after a man reportedly rammed it into pedestrians at the Karkur junction south of the city of Haifa in northern Israel on Feb. 27, 2025. Israel's first responders, Magen David Adom, said their team was treating seven casualties at the site of the incident, including one in serious condition. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
People sit in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Diyarbakr (Ulu Camii) in the historical Sur district, before jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party Abdullah Ocalan, 75, called on the party to disarm and dissolve itself in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Feb. 27, 2025. Yasin Akgul/AFP via Getty Images
People look out at smoke rising from a forest fire near the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, in Japan, on Feb. 27, 2025. At least one person has died in a wildfire that damaged more than 80 buildings and forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents, authorities said on Feb. 27. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images
Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader (C) waves during Independence Day celebrations at the National Assembly in Santo Domingo on Feb. 27, 2025. Francesco Spotorno/AFP via Getty Images
Hundreds of students march through eastern Serbia near the town of Knjazevac on Feb. 27, 2025, on the third day of their journey to Nis, where they will join students from other cities on March 1. The collapse of a roof at a train station killed 15 people in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad on Nov. 1, 2024. The university student-led movement has put increasing pressure on the government of the Balkan country, spurring the resignation of several high-ranking officials. Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images
An anti-A69 highway activist known as a “squirrel” occupying a tree at a construction site of the A69 autoroute reacts after hearing that a court had ordered a halt to the highway construction project, near Castres, France, on Feb. 27, 2025. A court canceled on Feb. 27 the prefectural order authorizing the construction site of the A69 highway, said lawyers for opponents of the project. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images
Migrants bound to Colombia travel by boat from Miramar, Panama, on Feb. 27, 2025. Although Central American governments say they are trying to organize reverse migration, chaos reigns. The governments of Panama and Costa Rica are holding migrants in shelters in remote border areas. Mauricio Valenzuela/AFP via Getty Images
A seagull stands on a stone with Rome in the background, in Rome on Feb. 27, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
Afghans sell dry fruits at a market ahead of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Kabul, on Feb. 27, 2025. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images
Members of the Gendarmerie fly a surveillance helicopter over the coast as they show the type patrol routes they use when looking for people-smuggling gangs, to members of the media in Le Touquet, France, on Feb. 27, 2025. UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is meeting with her French counterpart to observe measures being deployed to prevent illegal migration across the English Channel. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Polar bear Aurora is pictured next to its cub Nur at the Sao Paulo Aquarium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 27, 2025. Nur, a female polar bear, the first of her kind to be born in Latin America, was presented for the first time as part of the International Polar Bear day celebrations. Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Images
