News in Pics, February 23, 2023: Best photos from around the world

People gather near a monument to the founder of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin as they arrive for a patriotic concert dedicated to the upcoming Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on February 22, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo

Austria's Chiara Kreuzer competes in the Women’s Ski Jumping Normal Hill HS100 qualification of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Planica on February 22, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo

A wounded Ukrainian serviceman and his girlfriend walk past national flags each of which symbolizing the dead serviceman set at Independence Square in Kyiv on February 22, 2023, two days before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion to Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo

A volunteer helps fight a forest fire in El Patagual, Chile, on February 21, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo

A Palestinian runs for cover from an Israeli military vehicle during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, on February 22, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo

People walk along a road near India Gate amid heavy smog in New Delhi on February 22, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo

People stand on a road near the rubble of collapsed buildings, a day after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the region, in the coastal city of Samandag on February 21, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo