World through the aperture

A camel with its owner is seen dancing during the last day of Kila Raipur Games, known as the rural Olympics, at Kila Raipur on the outskirts of Ludhiana, India, on February 4, 2018. (Photo by AFP)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world.

Snow covers a Metro sign and tree branches as winter conditions with snow and freezing temperatures hit Paris, France, February 7, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

A common blackbird (Turdus merula) rests on the snow-covered lawn of 'El Retiro' park in Madrid during snowfall, on February 5, 2018. (Photo by AFP)

A Renault Type AI from 1908 is seen on display at Retromobile, an exhibition of vintage motor vehicles, at Paris Expo in Porte de Versailles in Paris, France, February 6, 2018. (Photo by AFP)

This image, from video provided by SpaceX, shows the model of a human body in the company's spacesuit sitting in CEO Elon Musk's red Tesla sports car, which was launched into space during the first test flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (Photo by AP)

A seagull holding a dead rat in its beak flies above water in Sidon, Lebanon, February 7, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

A circus artist performs for Pope Francis during the general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, on February 7, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

Snow-covered Red Square with the Spasskaya Tower, right, the Tsarskaya (Tsar's) Tower, center, and the Senatskaya (Senate) Tower, left, are seen after a snowstorm in Moscow, Russia, on February 6, 2018. (Photo by AP)

A woman takes a picture of her friend in a cutout of a snow wall near the Olympic stadium of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea February 7, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

Lions are thrown food during the Annual Stocktake at ZSL London Zoo in London, Britain, on February 7, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

This handout image, taken and released on February 7, 2018 by Volvo Ocean Race, shows yachts departing Hong Kong for Auckland during the sixth leg of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race. (By AFP)

Snow covers a branch of a blooming cherry tree in Cologne, western Germany, on February 7, 2018. (Photo by AFP)