Today in Photos (Feb. 1)

View a gallery of photos from around the world, Feb. 1, 2016.

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Mon., Feb. 1, 2016

A vendor releases bubbles from a toy gun to attract customers visiting Lake View Park, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.

Anjum Naveed Associated Press
An Afghan vendor display fish for sale along the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Sorubi district of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.

Rahmat Gul Associated Press
In this photo taken on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 and provided by the Prefecture Maritime Atlantique, the 164-meter (538-foot) cargo ship"Modern Express" is towed as it drifts off the coast of France. Rescuers have begun towing a cargo ship that had been adrift for five days in southwest France.

Loic Bernardin Associated Press
A Chinese family take a selfie in front of trees decorated with light installations for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year at a shopping mall in Beijing, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. Chinese will celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 8 this year which marks the Year of Monkey on the Chinese zodiac.

Andy Wong Associated Press
A Cambodia farmer collects lotus flowers at a lotus farm as he prepares to sell them to the Buddhist followers on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.

Heng Sinith Associated Press
An Indian police officer baton charges Kashmiri residents who were blocking a road to stop authorities from pulling down illegally built structures around the Nigeen Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. Though police used tear gas and batons to disperse the residents, authorities returned without removing any of the illegally built structures Monday.

Dar Yasin Associated Press
A shop owner sits inside Istanbuls centuries-old Grand Bazaar, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. In a news conference Monday, the municipality of the citys Fatih district announced its plans for the renovation of the iconic maze of shops, restaurants and tea houses. The complex, which houses nearly 4,500 stores, starred in the 2012 James Bond movie, Skyfall.

Emrah Gurel Associated Press