Big Shots: This Week's News in Photos

Fleeing North for the Winter
Hemmingford, Quebec—A family of Sudanese refugees struggles across the snowy U.S.-Canada border and is taken into custody on February 12 by Royal Canadian Mounted Police after getting out of a taxi in upstate New York.... Christinne Muschi/Reuters
You, With the Yarmulke!
Washington, D.C.—President Donald Trump calls on an Orthodox Jewish reporter during a turbulent 77-minute press conference in the White House’s East Room on February 16. The president seemed to see the conference as a chance... Andrew Harnik/AP
Baton Rage
Paris—A vehicle burns in the suburb of Bobigny on February 11 as protesters—enraged by allegations that police beat and sodomized a 22-year-old black man with a police baton—set trash cans on fire and damaged storefronts.... Julien Mattia/NurPhoto/AP
Children's Crusade
Chittagong, Bangladesh—They are Myanmar’s tired, unwanted masses, but at least some of them now have relief. On February 15, Rohingya children seeking refuge rushed to meet the crew of the Nautical Aliya, a Malaysian ship... Allison Joyce/Getty

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