Day in Photos: Flooding in Malaysia, Sinkholes in England, and ‘Goat Grabbing’ in AfghanistanDay in Photos: Flooding in Malaysia, Sinkholes in England, and ‘Goat Grabbing’ in Afghanistan
An aerial view shows a mosque and residential buildings surrounded by flood waters after overnight heavy rain in Karak, Malaysia's Pahang state, on Feb. 19, 2025. Mohd Rasfan/AFP

Day in Photos: Flooding in Malaysia, Sinkholes in England, and ‘Goat Grabbing’ in Afghanistan

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Polish soldiers climb Mount Kasprowy Wierch (1,987 m) in the Tatra National Park near Zakopane, Poland, on Feb. 19, 2025. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
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An aerial photograph shows a sinkhole in the road in Surrey village of Godstone, England, on Feb. 19, 2025. The sinkhole appeared in Godstone High Street in Surrey on Monday night and grew to 20 meters long by the following lunchtime. A second hole appeared today in a garden and the county council has declared a major incident. Carl Court/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump departs Air Force One at Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 19, 2025. Trump is scheduled to attend a meeting of global financiers and tech executives hosted by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Wounded women lie in their hospital beds at the General Provincial Hospital in Bukavu following clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Feb. 19, 2025. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images
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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen addresses a press conference on strengthening the military's combat capability, at the Mirror Hall of the Prime Minister's Office in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Feb. 19, 2025. Frederiksen said that Denmark was allocating an extra 50 billion kroner ($7 billion) for defense spending over the next two years, citing an increasing threat from Russia. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
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Firefighters battle a blaze at a recycling warehouse in the Kranji industrial area in Singapore on Feb. 19, 2025. Roslan Rahman/AFP via Getty Images
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Firefighters and police officers work in the site of the Chantal-Mauduit library set on fire overnight by a car intentionally driven into this brand new facility following clashes between local youths and police over an arrest linked to drug trafficking in Grenoble, France, on Feb. 19, 2025. Maxime Gruss/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 19, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Bags of radiation-contaminated soil are gathered at a temporary storage field in Okuma town of Fukushima prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2025. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty Images
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams gives a thumbs up as he arrives to attend a New York City court hearing on the Justice Department's motion to drop criminal charges against him on Feb. 19, 2025. The U.S. Justice Department on Feb. 10 ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against Democratic New York Mayor Eric Adams. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
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A tram runs under the falling snow along Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Turkey, on Feb. 19, 2025. Yasin Akgul/AFP via Getty Images
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a press conference in the Old Port of Montreal in Montreal, Canada, on Feb. 19, 2025. The government has announced a high-speed train (TGV) that will connect Quebec City and Toronto, with stops in between. The project was given to ALTO, a Quebec company. Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images
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UNIFIL vehicles drive past the rubble of destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun near the border with Israel on Feb. 19, 2025. Israeli forces withdrew from a series of border villages, including southeast Lebanon's Odaisseh, Kfar Kila, Mais al-Jabal, Markaba, and Hula under an extended cease-fire deadline that expired on Feb. 18. But they remain in five locations overlooking the border. Fadel Itani/AFP via Getty Images
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Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro reviews the honor guard during his welcome ceremony at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Feb. 19, 2025. Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images
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A man riding a bicycle delivers freshly-baked bread in the al-Darb al-Ahmar district in the old quarters of Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 19, 2025. Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
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Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey (L) and Norway's Defence Secretary Tore Sandvik (2L) speak with young national service soldiers at the Norway/Russia border near Kirkenes, Norway, on Feb. 19, 2025. The UK Defence Secretary John Healey and his Norwegian counterpart Tore Sandvik are visiting NATO service personnel to see the work being done to secure the Norwegian border with Russia. Leon Neal/Getty Images
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Women sit listening as a person plays the piano under the roof of a band stand in the snow-covered park in Kyiv on Feb. 19, 2025. Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images
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Afghan horse riders compete in ‘Buzkashi’ (goat grabbing), a traditional Central Asian sport, at a field in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, on Feb. 19, 2025. Omer Abrar/AFP via Getty Images
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Nominee for Secretary of the Department of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer testifies during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 19, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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Pro-surfer Seth Moniz of Hawaii rides a wave at Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, on Feb. 18, 2025. Brian Bielmann/AFP via Getty Images
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Lord Hague poses for a photograph inside The Divinity School at Oxford University in Oxford, England, on Feb. 19, 2025. Lord Hague is the 160th recorded Chancellor in the University's history, a role that dates back at least 800 years. The Chancellor is the titular head of the University of Oxford and presides over key ceremonies as well as undertaking advocacy and advisory roles, fundraising work, and acting as an ambassador for the University. Lord William Hague of Richmond graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1982 and went on to become MP for Richmond, Yorkshire, for 26 years. In his political career, he was leader of the Conservative Party (1997-2001) and foreign secretary (2010-2014). Eddie Keogh/Getty Images
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A group of pigs eat feed following a winter weather storm in Luther, Okla., on Feb. 19, 2025. Joshua A. Bickel/AP Photo
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German Chancellor of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Olaf Scholz, and his conservative rival of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz are pictured in a WELT TV studio ahead of a TV debate in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 19, 2025. Fabrizio Bensch - Pool/Getty Images
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A tourist takes a selfie with the landmark Eiffel Tower in Paris, on Feb. 19, 2025. Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images
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A woman takes pictures of tulips at the 2025 Shilin Residence Tulip Festival in Taipei, Taiwan, on Feb. 19, 2025. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images