Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and "fixer," listens to US Rep. Elijah Cummings' closing remarks after testifying before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, February 27. In his stunning opening statement, Cohen called Trump a racist, a con man and a cheat and he detailed a wide range of allegations against his ex-boss.
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A man kisses the feet of his daughter, who was killed after an airstrike in Khan Sheikhoun, Syria, on Tuesday, February 26. Khan Sheikhoun is in the rebel-held province of Idlib, where Syrian and Russian planes have conducted scores of airstrikes in recent weeks.
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Border-wall prototypes are torn down in the San Diego area on Wednesday, February 27. "We have learned a lot from them, but we don't necessarily have a purpose or use for them anymore, and we will be bringing them down," said an official with Customs and Border Protection.
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President Donald Trump is joined on stage by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as he speaks to the press about the second summit he had with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, ended abruptly on Thursday, February 28, as the two sides were unable to reach a joint agreement like they did at their first summit last year. Trump told reporters afterward that the talks were "very productive," but he said he decided there was no agreement worth signing: "Sometimes you have to walk, and this was just one of those times."
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People in Tallinn, Estonia, attend a torchlight procession to celebrate the country's Independence Day on Sunday, February 24. The march was organized by the Conservative People's Party of Estonia.
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From left, Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga and Anthony Rossomando react after winning the Academy Award for best original song on Sunday, February 24. They won for the song "Shallow," which Gaga performed with Bradley Cooper in the film "A Star Is Born." In pictures: The Academy Awards
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A kayaker paddles through a flooded neighborhood in Guerneville, California, on Wednesday, February 27. The town was turned into an island after the Russian River rose to more than 45 feet.
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A police officer is seen outside a Hanoi, Vietnam, hotel where US President Donald Trump was staying on Thursday, February 28.
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A woman found a python curled up in her shoe after a 9,000-mile flight from Australia to Scotland on Thursday, February 21. During the lengthy journey, the snake started shedding its skin.
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A wildfire burns near Marsden, England, on Tuesday, February 26. It was one of three wildfires that broke out across the United Kingdom as temperatures hit record seasonal highs.
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Disgraced Cardinal George Pell leaves a courtroom in Melbourne on Tuesday, February 26. The former Vatican treasurer was found guilty in December of multiple counts of child sex abuse. The verdict had been suppressed until this week.
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Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido take part in a march in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday, February 23. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is under increasing pressure from the United States and other countries to step down. A defiant Maduro has accused Washington of backing an attempted coup.
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A 14-year-old giraffe receives attention from two adult giraffes at a zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, on Monday, February 25.
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Firefighters try to put out flames that had engulfed fishing boats in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday, February 23.
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An LGBT activist, left, is overwhelmed by emotions after Kenya's High Court postponed a ruling on whether to repeal a section of the penal code that criminalizes same-sex relationships. Homosexuality is illegal in Kenya and punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
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A police officer stands guard in front of a train that collided with a platform in Cairo and burst into flames on Wednesday, February 27. At least 25 people were killed in the fire, which happened at Egypt's busiest railway station.
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British artist David Hockney, bottom right, poses with his rescuers after he and several journalists got stuck in a hotel elevator in Amsterdam on Wednesday, February 27. Hockney was in the elevator for around 30 minutes, according to hotel staff.
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Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, left, receive the greetings of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako as a part of a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of Akihito's enthronement on Sunday, February 24. Naruhito will take on his father's throne in April when Akihito becomes the first Japanese monarch in two centuries to abdicate his post.
Singer R. Kelly arrives at a Chicago police station on Friday, February 22. He is charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse against four women, three of whom were children at the time of the alleged incidents. He has strongly denied the accusations and pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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Pakistani soldiers stand next to what Pakistan says is the wreckage of an Indian fighter jet it shot down on Wednesday, February 27. Pakistan says its air force shot down two Indian fighter jets over the disputed border region of Kashmir in a significant escalation of the crisis between the two nuclear-armed powers.India confirmed the loss of one plane and said it shot down a Pakistani jet as it responded to the incident. Pakistan claimed to have captured an Indian pilot and, to India's fury, published a video of him. India demanded his safe return.
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A rooster's eye is photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday, February 25.
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US President Donald Trump looks at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their meetings in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Thursday, February 28.
Morning fog envelopes wind combines in Jacobsdorf, Germany, on Wednesday, February 27.
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A woman casts a ballot in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, on Saturday, February 23. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was declared the winner of the country's elections, according to the electoral commission who said he polled 56% of the votes.
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The carcass of a humpback whale is seen in a mangrove forest in Soure, Brazil, on Saturday, February 23. The baby whale was likely lost at sea and died of starvation or some other unknown cause, according to nonprofit research group Bicho D'agua.
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"Judith and Holfernes," a lost work of the Italian painter Caravaggio, is unveiled at the Colnaghi Gallery in London on Thursday, February 28. It was rediscovered a few years ago in a farmhouse attic in Toulouse, France.
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A woman in the United States sticks her camera through a border fence to take a picture of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Tuesday, February 26. See last week in 24 photos
