News in Pics, Feb 19: Best shots from around the world

This aerial view shows storks gathered over plastic recyclable material at the Tovlan landfill in the Jordan Valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Credit: AFP Photo

Police deploy to remove demonstrators against Covid-19 mandates in Ottawa. Credit: AFP Photo

A youth stands on the rooftop of his mud house at Tabaqsar village of Adraskan district, Herat province. Credit: AFP Photo

An anti-fascism protester throws a trash can at riot police in front of an hotel where the 1st Regional Meeting 'For Democracy and Freedoms' organised by the Madrid Forum, a group of political forces that identify with the right-wing, is held in Bogota. Credit: AFP Photo

China's Sui Wenjing and China's Han Cong compete in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Credit: AFP Photo