Week in pictures: 25 February-3 March

SATURDAY, US: A Damien Mitchell mural in Brooklyn depicts a winking Russian President Vladimir Putin taking off his US President Donald Trump mask

SUNDAY, US: Moonlight stars Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome embrace backstage after winning the best picture Oscar at the LA ceremony

MONDAY, BRAZIL: Performers take to the streets for the Uniao da Ilha do Governador performance at the Rio de Janeiro carnival

MONDAY, GERMANY: A float featuring an effigy of PM Theresa May proceeds through Dusseldorf in the annual Rose Monday parade

TUESDAY, ISRAEL: Police forces move settlement supporters away from a house that was due to be emptied and demolished in the West Bank

TUESDAY, UK: Teams dressed in ceremonial robes or novelty costumes take part in the annual Inter-Livery Pancake-tossing Race in London

WEDNESDAY, MALAYSIA: Gooi Soon Seng, a lawyer for Siti Aisyah, who is accused of assassinating Kim Jong-nam, speaks to journalists at Sepang magistrate court

WEDNESDAY, US: A woman looks through the wreckage of her home after it was destroyed by a tornado in Perryville, Missouri

THURSDAY, US: Protesters in Washington DC call for the resignation of attorney general Jeff Sessions after revelations that he held two undisclosed meetings with the Russian ambassador last year

FRIDAY, AUSTRALIA: Members of the Flying Bats and Sydney Rangers football teams
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
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