Week in pictures: 24 February - 1 March 2024 - BBC News

A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.

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Image source, NEIL HALL/EPAImage caption, The largest tunnelling machine ever used on a UK rail project has completed its 10-mile (16km) journey. Florence - named after Florence Nightingale - cut through the chalk beneath the Chiltern Hills. The tunnel will form part of HS2, the high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham.Image source, Guillaume Payen/Anadolu via Getty ImagesImage caption, Young monks gather during the annual ceremony of Makha Bucha at Wat Dhammakaya, north of the Thai capital, Bangkok. The festival honours Buddha and his teachings.Image source, Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via GettyImage caption, Former US President Donald Trump waves after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Mr Trump has further cemented his status as frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination with victory over Nikki Haley in the Michigan primary.Image source, Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesImage caption, People attend a prayer service at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London, to mark two years since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Image source, Remon Haazen/Getty ImagesImage caption, Farmers from the collective, Coordination Rurale, block the roads around the l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Farmers have been protesting across France against falling incomes and lack of government help.Image source, Syed Mahamudur Rahman/NurPhoto/GettyImage caption, Firefighters carry an injured person during a rescue operation after fire broke out in a multi-storey building in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, killing at least 46 people and injuring dozens of others.Image source, Hannah McKay/ReutersImage caption, Chase Jackson of the USA competes in the women's shot put at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Jackson won a bronze medal with a throw of 19.67m.Image source, Yara Nardi/REUTERSImage caption, Pope Francis smiles to a young member of a choir at his weekly general audience in the Vatican.Image source, LISI NIESNER/ReutersImage caption, Director Mati Diop poses with the Golden Bear for Best Film for Dahomey, after the award ceremony at the 74th Berlinale International Film Festival in the German capital.Image source, BADRU KATUMBA/AFPImage caption, Members of Uganda's Soft Ground Wrestling team hold a training session at their camp in Mukono. Members showcase their wrestling skills on their YouTube channel, performing in a dirt ring, with makeshift bamboo posts and string ropes.All photos subject to copyright

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