AFGHANISTAN Soldiers attend an event in Herat to mark the National Day of Armed Forces on February 27 FIJI A fashion show in Suva in celebration of the Chinese Lantern Festival， which falls on the 1
Soldiers attend an event in Herat to mark the National Day of Armed Forces on February 27
FIJI
A fashion show in Suva in celebration of the Chinese Lantern Festival， which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar， on February 26
BELGIUM
European Council President Charles Michel （left） and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attend the second day of a virtual EU summit in Brussels on February 26. EU leaders reaffirmed their commitment to increase the bloc’s capacity to act autonomously and take more responsibility for its security
FRANCE
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courthouse in Paris on March 1. The court convicted him on charges of corruption and influence peddling and handed him a three-year prison sentence， which he said he would appeal against
INDONESIA
An official displays a first-day cover marking the issuance of a set of special stamps themed on COVID-19 vaccination in Jakarta on February 26
C？TE D’IVOIRE
Workers move boxes of COVID-19 vaccine doses at the airport in Abidjan on February 26. The country received 504，000 doses from the World Health Organization-led COVAX initiative
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