Here are some of the most striking images from around the world over the past week.
People touch a snow sculpture of the mascot of the 2022 Winter Olympics Bing Dwen Dwen at Zhukovskiy Park, Moscow region, Russia, Feb 12, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
Chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day are seen at a shop in Brussels, Belgium, Feb 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. [Photo/Xinhua]
The 152-year-old Buda Castle Hill Funicular is seen as it restarts after a renovation in Budapest, Hungary on Feb 8, 2022. The Buda Castle Hill Funicular, starting on March 2, 1870, is a tourist attraction of Budapest. After a big renovation, it reopened on Feb 8. [Photo/Xinhua]
A damaged building is seen in the Qudsaya suburb of Damascus, capital of Syria, Feb 9, 2022, as a result of the Israeli strikes that targeted military sites in Damascus earlier on Wednesday. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Feb 9, 2022 shows Michael Tadjuige standing in front of his sewing workshop in Yaounde, Cameroon. [Photo/Xinhua]
People are seen at Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy, Feb 11, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on Feb 11, 2022 shows artistic light installations during the outdoor art festival named "Winter Arts" outside Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, Canada. [Photo/Xinhua]
A child greets a staff member dressed in heart-shaped costume at a shopping mall in Beirut, Lebanon, Feb 12, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
