Protests, Paris and carnival prep: Wednesday’s best photos

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A robin looks at the camera as it perches on a car wing mirror

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Somerset, UK

People gather at the Mound to highlight the need for a fair pay deal for Scotland’s teachers, as strike action continues

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Edinburgh, UK

Edinburgh, UK

Police confront protesters demonstrating near the central bank against the dinar’s slide in value against the US dollar

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Baghdad, Iraq

Baghdad, Iraq

Members of the Vai-Vai samba school prepare their floats for carnival starting on 16 February

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São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo, Brazil

On Aura Tout Vu, founded by the design duo Livia Stoianova and Yassen Samouilov, presents its Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show, at Paris fashion week

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Paris, France

Paris, France

The Croatian tennis player Donna Vekić in action in the Australian Open against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka, who went on to win the match and a semi-finals place

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Melbourne, Australia