Photos this week: February 19-26, 2026 - CNN

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A soldier stands guard near a charred vehicle in Cointzio, Mexico, on Sunday, February 22. It had been set on fire following the death of cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes. Armando Solis/AP

A visitor walks amid hundreds of graves of Ukrainian soldiers in Lviv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, February 24. It has now been four years since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the war continues today. Maruicio Lima/The New York Times/Redux

US President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 24. Trump’s speech clocked in at about an hour and 47 minutes, breaking the record for length set by his address to Congress last year. Kenny Holston/Pool/Getty Images

American figure skater Amber Glenn performs during the Olympic exhibition gala in Milan, Italy, on Saturday, February 21. See the best photos from the Winter Olympics. Ashley Landis/AP

Hillary Clinton, former US secretary of state, speaks to members of the media outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, New York, on Thursday, February 26. Clinton said she denied any association with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein during a "repetitive" hours-long deposition before congressional investigators Thursday. Adam Gray/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Floreana giant tortoises are loaded onto a boat Thursday, February 19, as part of a project to reintroduce the subspecies to Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands. Dolores Ochoa/AP

Pierce Harvey, 13, plays in the snow outside the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, February 23. A high-impact bomb cyclone dumped large amounts of snow in the Northeast, and New York City saw the most snow it’s had in more than five years. Seth Wenig/AP

The US men’s hockey team celebrates after Jack Hughes scored in overtime to defeat Canada in the gold-medal game at the Olympics on Sunday, February 22. It’s the first time since 1980 that that the American men have won the Olympic tournament, and the victory came on the 46th anniversary of the famous “Miracle on Ice.” Elsa/Getty Images

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena, are seen at center with several other world leaders as they attend a prayer for peace inside the St. Sophia’s Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, February 24. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout/Reuters

Members of the Portland Frog Brigade protest group visit congressional offices in Washington, DC, ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 24. For the group, frogs have become a symbol of satirical resistance to the Trump administration. Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

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A man is silhouetted at his home during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, on Saturday, February 21. Through military action in Venezuela and threats of tariffs on Mexico, the Trump administration has shut off the flow of oil to Cuba, attempting to strong-arm the communist-run island into making significant political and economic reforms. What oil the island has left is running out, and power cuts are common. Yamil Lage/AFP/Getty Images

Dr. Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general, testifies during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, February 25. Means was interrogated by senators from both sides of the dais about her positions on vaccines, abortion and contraception and pesticides. She also fielded questions about her qualifications, conflicts and even her personal use of psychedelic mushrooms. Tom Brenner/AP

Palestinians gather amid destroyed buildings in Gaza City for iftar, a fast-breaking meal, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Sunday, February 22. More than 400,000 homes in Gaza were destroyed during Israel’s war in the enclave. Jehad Alshrafi/AP

René Magritte’s painting "Les grâces naturelles” is displayed at the Christie’s auction house in London on Wednesday, February 25. It goes up for auction on March 5. Kin Cheung/AP

French highliner Nathan Paulin performs 70 meters (230 feet) in the air as he travels between two towers in Vernier, Switzerland, on Saturday, February 21. Pierr Albouy/AFP/Getty Images

US Rep. Al Green holds up a sign that says “Black people aren’t apes” as he attends President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 24. Green was escorted out of the House chamber just minutes into Trump’s speech. Earlier this month, Trump shared and then deleted a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle. Kenny Holston/The New York Times/Pool/Reuters

Trees are seem in the flooded Sarthe river outside Briollay, France, on Wednesday, February 25. Floodwaters are swallowing parts of western and southwestern France. Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images

Doctors assist in a birth at the Ramón González Coro Maternity Hospital in Havana, Cuba, on Friday, February 20. Many government-run hospitals have had to cut services since the Trump administration has shut off the flow of oil to the country. Ramon Espinosa/AP

People arrive at a spring training baseball game in Peoria, Arizona, on Tuesday, February 24. Charlie Riedel/AP

In this photo, taken with a slow shutter speed, American figure skater Ilia Malinin performs during the Olympic exhibition gala in Milan, Italy, on Saturday, February 21. Maja Hitij/Getty Images

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People are silhouetted against the setting sun while hiking at Papago Park in Phoenix on Wednesday, February 25. Charlie Riedel/AP

Snow sticks to an exterior window at the New England Aquarium in Boston as an Atlantic harbor seal swims inside its enclosure on Monday, February 23. Andrew Burke-Stevenson for The Boston Globe

House Speaker Mike Johnson, second from left, is reflected in a mirror as he and other Republican leaders speak at a news conference at the US Capitol on Tuesday, February 24. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Muhammad Dika Arafad gets his tattoo removed with a laser at the Sunda Kelapa Grand Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, February 23. An event was providing free tattoo removal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters

A model walks the runway at a Chet Lo show during London Fashion Week on Saturday, February 21. Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images

This aerial photo shows the crater of the Santa Ana Volcano in El Salvador on Saturday, February 21. In El Salvador, there are 242 volcanoes, 36 of which are considered active, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. Marvin Recinos/AFP/Getty Images

Pallbearers carry the casket of the Rev. Jesse Jackson as they make their way into the Rainbow PUSH Coalition building where he would lie in repose in Chicago on Thursday, February 26. The civil rights leader died last week at the age of 84. Joshua Lott/Reuters

A young person wearing traditional attire looks out of a window at the Carnival of Coyolillo, Mexico, on Sunday, February 22. Hector Quintanar/Getty Images

A baby Japanese macaque named Punch sits next to a stuffed orangutan at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Ichikawa, Japan, on Thursday, February 19. Punch was abandoned by his mother at birth. Zookeepers have cared for him, but the stuffed orangutan is now his safe place and a stand-in for his mother’s fur. He carries it with him everywhere. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Subway trains are parked in a depot as transit workers strike in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, February 24. Michael Probst/AP

Jamie Messick walks through a culvert as he and other volunteers search for any possible signs of Nancy Guthrie near her residence in Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday, February 22. Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, went missing from her home on January 31. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, center top, join other members of the imperial family as they wave to well-wishers in Tokyo on Monday, February 23. It was the emperor’s 66th birthday. Louise Delmotte/AP

Mourners attend a candlelight vigil in Truckee, California, on Sunday, February 22, for the nine victims of a deadly avalanche in the Sierra Nevada mountains. It was the nation’s deadliest avalanche in 45 years. See last week in 35 photos. Fred Greaves/Reuters