A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 21, 2023
![A vehicle is destroyed by a brick wall that fell from the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-9101-08db143e1aa3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A vehicle is destroyed by a brick wall that fell from the I. Schumann & Co. metals plant after an explosion at the factory in Bedford, Ohio.
![Players fight for the ball during the annual Shrovetide football match in Ashbourne, Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-73c6-08db143e13b4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Players fight for the ball during the annual Shrovetide football match in Ashbourne, Britain.
![Revelers participate in the La Socete de Saint Anne Parade on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Louisiana.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-5d03-08db143df49f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Revelers participate in the La Socete de Saint Anne Parade on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Louisiana.
![The bus of Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress arrives at the Teslim Balogun Stadium during their final campaign rally in Lagos, Nigeria.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-6b41-08db143def8f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The bus of Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress arrives at the Teslim Balogun Stadium during their final campaign rally in Lagos, Nigeria.