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The week in pictures: Winter Olympics open in Milan, storms flood Spain and Israel batters Gaza

February 11, 2026
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From the star-studded opening of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics to deadly storms ravaging the Iberian Peninsula, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week’s most striking images.

Issued on: 08/02/2026 – 13:34


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Mariah Carey performs at the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Mariah Carey performs at the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, February 6, 2026. © Francisco Seco, AP

Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud competes during women's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud competes during women’s freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy on February 7, 2026. Abbie Parr, AP

A flooded children's playground near the Guadalquivir River in Cordoba.

A flooded children’s playground near the Guadalquivir River in Cordoba on February 7, 2026. Spain and Portugal are bracing for another storm heading for the Iberian Peninsula, just days after the floods caused by Storm Leonardo killed at least one person in each country. © Jorge Guerrero, AFP

National Rally leader Marine Le Pen walks alongside her lawyer Sandra Chirac Kollarik.

Far-right National Rally leader Marine Le Pen walks alongside her lawyer Sandra Chirac Kollarik during a break in the appeal trial for her earlier conviction on charges of embezzling European public funds on February 4, 2026. The prosecution has requested confirmation of Le Pen’s five-year ban from holding public office, which would prevent her from running for president in 2027. © Alain Jocard, AFP

Men look at Iranian daily newspapers reporting on the first round of talks between Iran and the United States at a kiosk in Tehran.

Men look at Iranian daily newspapers reporting on the first round of talks between Iran and the United States at a kiosk in Tehran on February 7, 2026. US President Donald Trump said on February 6 that Washington had “very good talks” on Iran after the two sides held an indirect dialogue in Oman, pledging another round of negotiations next week. © Atta Kenare, AFP

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) combatants welcome the arrival of a convoy of Syria's Interior Ministry security forces.

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) combatants welcome the arrival of a convoy of Syria’s Interior Ministry security forces, deployed under an agreement aimed at stabilising a ceasefire, in Qamishli, eastern Syria on February 3, 2026 © Baderkhan Ahmad, AP

Smoke and flames rise from an Israeli military strike on a building in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City.

Smoke and flames rise from an Israeli military strike on a building in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on February 6, 2026. Israeli strikes have killed at least 556 Palestinians since a US-brokered truce came into effect in October. © Jehad Alshrafi, AP

Homes and market stalls that were burned in an Islamist attack in the village of Woro, Nigeria.

Homes and market stalls that were burned in an Islamist attack in the village of Woro, Nigeria on February 5, 2026. Armed extremists killed at least 162 people during attacks on two villages in western Nigeria. © Musa Salim, AP

Members of the Canadian diaspora gather in front of the Canadian consulate after its official opening in Nuuk, Greenland.

Members of the Canadian diaspora gather in front of the Canadian consulate after its official opening in Nuuk, Greenland on February 6, 2026. © Florent Vergnes, AFP

A federal agent points pepper spray at observers in Minneapolis.

A federal agent points pepper spray at observers in Minneapolis on February 5, 2026. Armed and masked federal immigration agents have become a constant presence in the Twin Cities after US President Donald Trump launched a long-running deployment as part of his programme of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. © Ryan Murphy, AP

France's Charles Ollivon, left, and Ireland's Tommy O'Brien challenge for the ball during a Six Nations rugby match.

France’s Charles Ollivon, left, and Ireland’s Tommy O’Brien challenge for the ball during the Six Nations rugby match between France and Ireland in Paris on February 5, 2026. © Thibault Camus, AP

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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