People wear costumes made from cans and plastic bottles during the Carnaval Des Deux Rives in Bordeaux, France
A cow walks across a snowy field in Sorbiers, France
A Ukrainian soldier fires a 122mm mortar towards the front line, near Bakhmut, Ukraine
The Cholita Climbers use ice axes to climb the Huayna Potosí mountain, near El Alto, Bolivia
A polar bear hugs her newborn cub at a zoo in Mierlo, Netherlands
Ezequiel Durán gets tagged in the face as he steals third base during a baseball game in Scottsdale, Arizona
An Indigenous Australian boy performs during the 50th ASEAN in Melbourne, Australia
A damaged building following a drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine
Morgan Geekie falls into the opposing team's net during a hockey game in Boston, Massachusetts
A protest organized by farmers in Warsaw, Poland
Skiers prepare for the Vasaloppet skiing marathon in Sälen, Sweden
Riders compete in a traditional game of Kok-Boru in the village of Uch-Emchek, Kyrgyzstan
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