Elon Musk receives what he called 'the chainsaw of democracy', symbolising cutting government spending, from Argentina's President Javier Milei at a conference in Maryland. AP
The Obelisco de Buenos Aires in the Argentine capital is illuminated with an image of Pope Francis, 88, who is in hospital in Rome with pneumonia. AFP
Japan's Riku Miura in a spin at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul, South Korea. AP
People play Pokemon Go on their smartphones on the opening day of the Pokemon Go tour in New Taipei City, Taiwan. AFP
A restorer of cultural relics at work in the Palace Museum during a media tour organised by the Chinese government in Beijing. AFP
A mass burial takes place for victims of clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, at a cemetery in Bukavu. The DRC army is struggling to counter the advance of M23 rebels. AFP
Customs officials display confiscated luxury cars in Taguig city, Metro Manila, the Philippines. The vehicles were suspected of being smuggled into the country without proper payment of duties. EPA
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters in Washington, after a war of words between US President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy. AP
Contestants vying to represent Chola and Chuta, traditional characters in the Bolivian Carnival, dance during an election ceremony, in El Alto, Bolivia. AP
Best photos of February 21: Musk's chainsaw gift to Carnival contestants - in pictures
