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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Edward Kieswetter arrive at the 2026 Budget Speech at Nieuwmeester Dome on February 25, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. The budget speech outlines the government’s financial, economic, and social commitments, outlining expenditure priorities for 2026, and also proposes revenue collection measures to fund these interventions. (Photo by Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas)Participants take part in a horseback-style battle in a muddy field during the Warabi Hadaka festival in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)Harry Cobden riding The Long Point (yellow sleeves) on their way to winning The Play Golf At Wincanton Handicap Chase at Wincanton Racecourse on February 25, 2026 in Wincanton, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)US President Donald Trump arrives to the chambers of the U.S. House of Representatives ahead of his State of the Union address in Washington, DC on February 24, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)A person walks past The Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine in Kyiv on February 25, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)Maggie Gyllenhaal, Penélope Cruz and Jessie Buckley attend “The Bride!” Photocall at The Corinthia Hotel on February 25, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)A view shows rows of unmarked graves at a cemetery near Al-Hol Camp in northeastern Syria, where nearly 1,000 unidentified graves await identification following the end of of the SDF terrorist organization occupation in the area that long hosted people who fled Iraq after the 2003 U.S. invasion, in Al-Hol, Syria, on February 24, 2026. (Photo by Bakr Al Kasem/Anadolu via Getty Images)Migrants arrive into Ramsgate port on an RNLI vessel on February 25, 2026 in Ramsgate, England. People rescued during attempts to cross the English Channel by small boat are temporarily being processed through the port in Ramsgate, while repairs are carried out at the main processing centre in Dover. During a speech in Dover earlier this week Reform UK home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf announced the right-wing party’s plans to create an ICE-style agency to carry out mass deportations of migrants, sparking outrage from human rights campaigners. Last year a total of 41,472 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats – the highest number since 2022, when 45,755 made the crossing. So far this year, around 1,500 migrants have crossed the Channel via small boats. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)Prince William, Prince of Wales takes part and looks through a microscope in the world-leading electron microscopy facility during his visit to the Francis Crick Institute ahead of its 10th anniversary later this year on February 25, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)Protesters during a demonstration against corruption and calling for the resignation of President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr., on the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on February 25, 2026. Thousands of protesters from religious, activist, and student groups gather in the capital region today to demand the resignation of the incumbent president Bongbong Marcos, seek accountability for officials involved in flood control projects corruption, and call for the impeachment of vice president Sara Duterte, amid growing political and social instability and mounting public outrage. Today also marks the 40th anniversary of a 4-day-uprising which ended the strongman leadership of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in 1989, who is the father of the current top leader. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images)Revellers celebrate Lathmar Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, next to a wall mural of Lord Krishna in Barsana on February 25, 2026. (Photo by AFP)Channel 4’s “Fountain of Filth” artwork is displayed on the Southbank of the River Thames on February 25, 2026 in London, England. The temporary installation portrays people affected by sewage spills and has been installed by the broadcaster to promote the new factual drama, “Dirty Business,” detailing the scandal around the chronic failings of the UK’s privatised water companies. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)Many people gather at the Imam Azam Abu Hanifa Mosque, to perform Tarawih and night prayers during Ramadan, in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 24, 2026. The capital, still marked by past conflicts, comes alive with iftar tables and evening prayers. Religious rituals blend with daily social life, and the city experiences increased activity especially near iftar time. After iftar, locals often visit historic mosques across Baghdad for Tarawih prayers, embracing the unique atmosphere of the holy month. (Photo by Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu via Getty Images)
