Day in Photos: Return of the Migrants, German Elections, and Tunnel Collapse
Venezuelan migrants on a boat leave Gardi Sugdub on Panama's Caribbean coast after giving up hopes of reaching the U.S. while in southern Mexico amid President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration, on Feb. 23, 2025. Matias Delacroix/AP Photo

Day in Photos: Return of the Migrants, German Elections, and Tunnel Collapse

A look into the world through the lens of photography.
Updated:
image-5815105
French convict and drug trafficker Mohamed Amra (C) is escorted by policemen out of the Court of Appeal in Bucharest on Feb. 23, 2025, one day after his arrest under a European arrest warrant. Amra was on the run since being freed in May 2024 in an ambush that left two prison officers dead. French police have arrested 10 people suspected of aiding the convict, a prosecutor said. Amra accepted on February 23 his surrender to France by Romania which should take place within 30 days, his lawyer announced. Daniel Mihailescu /AFP via Getty Images
image-5815106
People look on as Israeli tanks enter the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank on Feb. 23, 2025. Israel on February 23 said troops would stay in West Bank refugee camps for the coming year, announcing expanded military operations including tank deployments, after the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians. Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815100
Dancers perform ‘Jhumur,’ an Indian folk dance, as they take part in a full-dress rehearsal for the upcoming Jhumur festival at the Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati, India, on Feb. 23, 2025. Biju Boro/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815108
A woman coming from Bukavu says goodbye to her relatives during an enrollment of civilians, police officers, and former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) who allegedly decided to join the M23 movement voluntarily in Goma on Feb. 23, 2025. Recent gains have given the M23 movement control of Lake Kivu. According to the UN, the latest fighting has led to an exodus of more than 50,000 Congolese to Burundi, Uganda, and other countries. Michel Lunanga /AFP via Getty Images
image-5815096
A woman wearing a traditional “Bollenhut” hat, typical for the Black Forest region, fills out ballot papers for the German parliamentary elections at a polling station in Gutach, Germany, on Feb. 23, 2025. Germans began voting in a pivotal election, with the conservatives the strong favorites after a campaign rocked by a right-wing surge. Thomas Kienzle/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815101
A French soldier stands guard in front of a Rafale fighter jet at the flight deck during the media tour aboard French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle berth at the U.S. former naval base in Subic Bay, north of Manila in the Philippines on Feb. 23, 2025. The aircraft carrier strike group, which includes a trio of destroyers, joined the Philippine Navy on February 21 for drills in the South China Sea that Manila said were aimed at enhancing “interoperability, communication, and defense capabilities.” Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815094
A section of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) project tunnel, a day after a portion of the tunnel collapsed at Nagarkurnool district in India's Telangana state on Feb. 23, 2025. Search teams in southern India are working to rescue eight workers believed to be trapped in an irrigation tunnel that collapsed during construction, officials said. -/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815107
Demonstrators take part in a rally commemorating the third year of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Old Town Square in central Prague on Feb. 23, 2025. Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815109
A golden eagle is released back to nature after its rehabilitation by volunteers of Tunisia's Wildlife Association in the mountains of the Sidi Zid region, Tunisia, on Feb. 23, 2025. Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815097
People carry a float with durian and other fruit during the durian festival “Kenduren Wonosalam” in Wonosalam village in Jombang, Indonesia, on Feb. 23, 2025. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815099
Protestors hold placards as they gather in front of the Shoah Memorial to pay tribute to the deceased hostages whose bodies were returned to Israel by Hamas, a tribute called by the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France in central Lyon, France, on Feb. 23, 2025. Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815110
People dance in an underground passage in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 23, 2025, on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815112
Bronze medallist Johannes Thingnes Boe of Team Norway poses for a photo with his three gold, one silver, and one bronze medals from the championships during the medal ceremony for the Men's 15km Mass Start Competition event in the IBU World Championships Biathlon Lenzerheide at Roland Arena in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, on Feb. 23, 2025. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
image-5815098
Laborers clean and sort raisins at a dried fruit processing facility in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Feb. 23, 2025. Sanaullah Seiam/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815102
Germany's Hannes Ahlmann on the horse Tokyo 4 competes during the World Cup jumping at the Gothenburg Horse Show in Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Feb. 23, 2025. Bjorn Larsoon Rosvall/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images
image-5815111
The Basilica de San José de Flores where Pope Francis used to go as a teenager in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Feb. 23, 2025. Pope Francis has been hospitalized in Rome with bronchitis and was subsequently treated for a respiratory tract infection. Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images
image-5815116
People look at a cybertruck ahead of a world record attempt by Electrify Europe, Tesla Belgium, Droneport, Tesla Owners Belgium, and Tesla Owners Netherlands for the world record of the most number of Tesla's putting on a perfectly synchronized light show in Europe, in Sint-Truiden, Belgium, on Feb. 23, 2025. The organization plans to attempt to have more than 1,000 Teslas light up in a perfectly synchronized light show. Natacha Freisen/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images