This photograph taken on February 19, 2024, in central Paris, shows a board informing visitors that the Eiffel Tower is closed as staff go on strike, over the financial management of the monument by the city, closing the monument to the public during the second week of the French school holidays. Unions of the operating company of the Eiffel Tower, the CGT and Force Ouvriere say the city, which owns 99 percent of the tower, has underestimated costs and overestimated revenues, whilst also hinting to the threat of a strike during the Olympic Games, held in Paris from July 26 to August 11. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/AFP Photo)





Revellers take part in a traditional event marking the last day of the carnival season called “Kusaki”, a folk party and a re-enactment showing the “defeat of Death” where all roles are played by males, which takes place on Shrove Tuesday in Jedlinsk, Poland, on February 13, 2024. (Photo by Kacper Pempel/Reuters)





Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part an interview with U.S. television host Tucker Carlson in Moscow, Russia on February 6, 2024. (Photo by Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters)





Cast member, American actress Amanda Seyfried gestures as she attends the screening of the movie “Seven Veils” at the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, on February 22, 2024. (Photo by Annegret Hilse/Reuters)





This picture shows upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics medals designed by Fench luxury jewellery house Chaumet, on February 01, 2024 during their presentation at the Eiffel tower in Paris. (Photo by Stephane de Sakutin/AFP Photo)





UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers his remarks, during the opening of the High-Level Segment of the 55th session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 26 February 2024. (Photo by Salvatore Di Nolfi/EPA)





Photographers take pictures as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, center right, stands after addressing a parliament session, on the day lawmakers are expected to approve Sweden's accession into NATO, in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, February 26, 2024. Hungary's parliament is to vote Monday on ratifying Sweden's bid to join NATO, likely bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the alliance as it seeks to expand in response to Russia's war in Ukraine. (Photo by Denes Erdos/AP Photo)





Director Mati Diop poses with the Golden Bear for Best Film for “Dahomey”, next to Jury President, Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o, backstage during the awards ceremony at the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, on February 24, 2024. (Photo by Nadja Wohlleben/Reuters)





Supporters cheer as Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump walks out to speak at a speaks at a Get Out The Vote campaign rally held at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC on Saturday, February 10, 2024. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)





A volunteer is pelted with exploding firecrackers as part of the Lantern Festival celebrations during the tradition, Blasting Lord Handan in Taitung, Taiwan on February 24, 2024. (Photo by Ann Wang/Reuters)





The Presidential Escort Regiment No. 1 “Grenadiers” escorts the coffin with the body of former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera at the National Congress Palace in Santiago on February 7, 2024. Three days of mourning and funeral ceremonies got underway Wednesday for Chile's ex-president Sebastian Pinera, who died a day earlier when the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake. (Photo by Rodrigo Arangua/AFP Photo)





A Bolivian flag flies above the musicians who perform in the bands festival starting the Oruro Carnivall, in Oruro, Bolivia on February 3, 2024. (Photo by Claudia Morales/Reuters)





People visit the grave of their relative, a Ukrainian service member killed in a fight against Russian troops, ahead of the second anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a military cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine on February 23, 2024. (Photo by Roman Baluk/Reuters)





A picture of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is attached to a fence outside the Russian Embassy, in London, Britain on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Reuters)





A man carries a rescued dog following the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile on February 3, 2024. (Photo by Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters)





A patient is escorted while waiting to receive medical attention in a makeshift tent to treat suspected dengue cases, in the administrative region of Ceilandia, on the outskirts of Brasilia, Brazil on February 5, 2024. (Photo by Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)





Diners react as the traditional Lion Dance performance visits restaurants in Newcastle’s Chinatown to bring good luck during Chinese New Year celebrations on February 11, 2024 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Chinese New Year is celebrated on 10 February this year and welcomes the year of the dragon. The dragon is the fifth of the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac and is said to symbolise talent, power and excellence. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)





Participants wearing colorful costumes take part in the Flowers Parade of the 151th annual Carnival of Nice, in Nice, France, 20 March 2024. The annual Carnival of Nice run from 17 February to 03 March 2024, and the main theme will be “King of Pop Culture”. (Photo by Sebastien Nogier/EPA)





Police officers stand guard while a fire burns, as supporters of the opposition attend an anti-government protest in front of Prime Minister Edi Rama's office in Tirana, Albania, on February 20, 2024. (Photo by Florion Goga/Reuters)