A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 17 ກຸມພາ 2015

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White whales swim in their temporary enclosure at an oceanarium at the Russky Island in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia.

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Moe Kyaw Than, 45, a volunteer with the Myanmar Red Cross Society was wounded when the convoy he was in, was fired upon by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), between the capital of Kokang, Laukkai, and Chinshwehaw, according to the Myanmar army. Thousands of people have been forced to flee Myanmar into the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan following fighting between Myanmar's army and insurgents, the Chinese government said, repeating a call for restraint.

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Two mothers and their children eat before participating in the parade of the Carnival in Gijon, northern Spain, Feb. 16, 2015.

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A worker fixes red lanterns ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations at the Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur.