Week in pictures: From Syria's war to the Winter Olympics

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Palestinian children wait for travel permits to cross into Egypt from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing after Egyptian authorities opened it for humanitarian cases.

Ashfrom the Mount Sinabung volcano rises to an approximate height of 5,000 metres during an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. [Maz Yons/Antara Foto/Reuters]

Ash from the Mount Sinabung volcano rises to an approximate height of 5,000 metres during an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Tworevellers stand amid flare smoke In the port town of Galaxidi, Greece. They are celebrating Ash Monday with a colourful 'flour war', a traditional festivity marking the end of carnival season and the start of the 40-day Lent period until Orthodox Easter. [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]