A high speed crash and a flour fight: Tuesday's best photos

The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world

Guy Lane

Main image: Galaxidi, Greece Revelers take part in a flour fight Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP

  • Afrin, Syria

    A father comforts his son, wounded during a bombardment, after he was taken out of intensive care at a hospital in Afrin. See our gallery from eastern Ghouta
    Afrin, Syria A father comforts his son, wounded during a bombardment, after he was taken out of intensive care at a hospital in Afrin.

  • London, England

    Mark Goldring, Oxfam CEO, Caroline Thomson, Chair of Trustees (left) and Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, (right) arrive for a select committee hearing at Portcullis House
    London, England Mark Goldring, Oxfam CEO

  • Gangneung, South Korea

    Elise Christie crashes out during the speed skating 1,000m heats on day eleven of the Winter Olympic Games
    Gangneung, South Korea Elise Christie

  • Buhera, Zimbabwe

    Mourners attend the funeral of Movement For Democratic Change leader, Morgan Tsvangirai
    Buhera, Zimbabwe Mourners attend the funeral of Movement For Democratic Change leader, Morgan Tsvangirai

  • Valle del Cauca, Colombia

    A girl in an angel costume takes part in the “Adoraciones al Nino Dios” celebrations in Quinamayo. The Adoraciones are traditional Christmas celebrations held by Afro-Colombian communities that have been taking place in February for around 138 years. Slave owners did not allow them to celebrate in December due to their duties
    Valle del Cauca, Colombia A girl in an angel costume

  • London, England

    Designer Emilio de la Morena dresses a model backstage ahead of his show at London Fashion Week
    London, England Designer Emilio de la Morena dresses a model

  • Hyderabad, India

    An artist performs a ‘Theyyam’, a popular traditional dance, during a promotional event organised by Kerala’s state tourism department
    Hyderabad, India An artist performs a ‘Theyyam’

  • Berlin, Germany

    Joaquin Phoenix signs autographs for fans before attending the ‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ photocall during the Berlin Film Festival
    Berlin, Germany Joaquin Phoenix

  • Vladivostok, Russia

    White-tailed sea eagles fight over a fish in the bay of Zolotoy Rog
    Vladivostok, Russia White-tailed sea eagles fight over a fish in the bay of Zolotoy Rog

  • Mediterranean sea

    Migrants and refugees’ personal belongings lie on a rubber boat 60 miles north of Al-Khums in Libya after being rescued by aid workers from the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms. They had left Libya trying to reach European soil
    Mediterranean sea Migrants and refugees’ personal belongings

  • Galaxidi, Greece

    Revelers take part in a flour fight, a colourful event marking the end of the carnival season in the port town of Galaxidi, some 200 kilometres west of Athens
    Galaxidi, Greece Revelers take part in a flour fight
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