This is a selection of photos that will give you the information you need in order to keep you abreast of everything important that happened this day around the world. From a child who hi-five’s a performer dressed as Darth Vader outside the Houses of Parliament to Buddhist monks who pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple during a ceremony to commemorate Makha Bucha Day, these highlights will impress you.

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London, UK

A child hi-five’s a performer dressed as Darth Vader outside the Houses of Parliament

Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Berlin, Germany

The chancellor, Angela Merkel, attends a reception of German carnival societies

Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Brussels, Belgium

An Extinction Rebellion protester interrupts a climate change conference

Photograph: Hatim Kaghat/Belga/Rex/Shutterstock

Besançon, France

A zoo vet feeds Soa, a baby female crowned sifaka, the critically endangered species from Madagascar

Photograph: Sébastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images

Bali, Indonesia

Ngerebeg festival-goers take a break before swarming into a temple to ‘neutralize the negative effect of humans on the environment’

Photograph: Gede Sudika Pratama/Solent News

Gaza City, Gaza

Palestinians burn torches and tires during the Great March of Return demonstration in Shuja’iyya

Photograph: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Shenyang, China

A man leaps into a freezing lake to mark the Lantern festival on 19 February, the 15th day of the lunar new year

Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Ostashkov, Russia

A steam train passes a dam in the Tver region

Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Tongi, Bangladesh

A vendor displays his wares at train station during the final prayer meeting of Bishwa Ijtema, the world congregation of Muslims

Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand

Buddhist monks pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple during a ceremony to commemorate Makha Bucha Day

Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters