This week in photos: Groundhog Day, blizzard hits NYC, and SpaceX Starship’s fiery crash

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holding Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, USA, February 2. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter weather during this year's event that was held without anyone in attendance due to potential COVID-19 risks

A man skiing through Times Square during a snowstorm in the Manhattan borough of New York, February 1

Riot police officers guarding the area outside the Kazan Cathedral in Nevsky Prospekt Street, Saint Petersburg, February 2

Ultra Orthodox Jews taking part in a funeral of a Jewish spiritual leader amid the COVID-19 restrictions in Jerusalem, January 31

The SpaceX Starship SN9 explodes into a fireball after its high altitude test flight from test facilities in Boca Chica, US, February 2

Kabul police officers removing the wreckage of a damaged car in the aftermath of a bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, February 1. At least one civilian and a security force member were killed and one other injured after a magnetic improvised explosive device explosion targeted an army vehicle in Kabul

Disabled dogs in mobility aids running during a daily walk at The Man That Rescues Dogs Foundation in Chonburi, Thailand, January 26

Volunteers delivering testing kits to a resident who is wearing a clown mask as local authorities deploy COVID-19 testing in an effort to track down a South African coronavirus variant found in the area in Woking, UK, February 2

French President Emmanuel Macron holds an umbrella as Slovakia's Prime Minister Igor Matovic speaks to the medias before a working lunch at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 3

Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin attending an exhibition of goods by Kalmykia's agricultural producers, Elista, Russia, February 2

A capsized ship lying on its side at the destroyed port area at the six months mark since the day of the explosion, in Beirut, Lebanon, February 3

A shop selling scarves in the city of Lijiang, China, February 3. The Old Town of Lijiang is a UNESCO Heritage Site