The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games are under way; Thailand and Japan go to the polls; the Singapore Airshow thrills the public with impressive aerobatics flying displays; and more pictures from around the world in this week’s selection.
FEB 6
Fireworks lighting up the night sky as the Olympic cauldron under the Arco della Pace in Milan is lit by Alberto Tomba and Deborah Compagnoni during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FEB 8
Snowboarders Ester Ledecka of Czech Republic and Aurelie Moisan of Canada in action at the Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Elimination Run in Livigno Snow Park, Italy.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FEB 5
Vladimir Samoilov of Poland during the figure skating training session at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FEB 5
Visitors watching a Republic of Singapore Air Force AH-64D Apache attack helicopter, a F-16C fighter jet and a bird at the Singapore Airshow 2026.
ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
FEB 8
Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the Bhumjaithai Party leader and prime ministerial candidate, at the party’s headquarters on the evening of the general election, as the preliminary vote count shows his party taking the lead, in Bangkok, Thailand.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FEB 8
A voter checking the notice board before voting in the general election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FEB 8
Election officials standing next to ballot boxes at a ballot counting centre in Tokyo, Japan.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FEB 5
A woman with a copy of the newspaper as union members and supporters gather at a Save The Post rally outside The Washington Post office after widespread layoffs were announced, in Washington.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FEB 6
A woman holding a heart-shaped balloon while walking on the frozen Moyka River in St Petersburg, Russia.
PHOTO: AFP
FEB 7
A participant taking pictures of hot air balloons floating in the sky during the Festival of Hearts 2026 hot air ballooning event, organised by the Aerowaltz club in Moscow, Russia.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FEB 6
A person walking amid the ruins of a destroyed building in the Zahra neighbourhood, south-west of Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, at sunset.
PHOTO: AFP
FEB 3
Libyans gathering for the funeral of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya's late long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi, in Bani Walid in western Libya. Seif al-Islam, 53, had been seen by some as his father's successor, despite being targeted by a warrant from the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity. He was killed by gunmen who stormed his home in western Libya's Zintan.
PHOTO: AFP
FEB 5
A Maasai pastoralist leading emaciated cattle affected by the worsening drought due to the failed rainy season, as they walk on a dried river bed towards a watering point from their settlement near Magadi township of Kajiado, Kenya.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FEB 5
Volunteers walking along a flooded street after storm Leonardo passed by Alcacer do Sal, Portugal.
PHOTO: REUTERS
FEB 6
A woman walking along a street in Caracas, Venezuela, as the sun sets.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Produced by: Stephanie Yeow and Yeung Wing
