News In Pics, February 5, 2023: Best photos from the world

A demonstrator holds a sign that reads

The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. Credit: Reuters Photo

The dragon dance is performed during celebrations to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year, which welcomes the Year of the Rabbit. Credit: AFP Photo

Actor Jennifer Coolidge is kissed by HPT President Lyndsey Mugford (L) and Vice President of the Cast Nikita Hair during a parade to honor Coolidge as Hasty Pudding Theatricals (HPT) Woman of the Year at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Credit: Reuters

A Ukrainian serviceman of the first tank brigade Volodymyr (L), 57, who has worked as a tank driver, stands in front of his T-64 Main Battle Tank near the frontline in the Donetsk region. Credit: AFP Photo