Our selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week.


Sunlight hits the Horsetail Fall, turning it into a Firefall at Yosemite National Park, California, U.S., February 18, 2019, in this photo taken from social media. @davidgaiz/davidgaiz.com/via REUTERS

Sunlight hits the Horsetail Fall at Yosemite National Park, California turning it into a Firefall. The rare phenomenon happens when light hits a waterfall tumbling down El Capitan. The intensity of the brief annual display in February depends on the volume of water and the cloud cover.

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Source: bbc.com