In Pictures: Love is in the air as world marks Valentine's Day

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Heart-shaped balloons, red roses and even tattoos were in high demand on Wednesday as people - and animals - around the world celebrated Valentine's Day.

Philippines Valentine's Day
Philippines Valentine's Day
Philippines Valentine's Day
Philippines Valentine's Day
Philippines One Billion Rising Dance
Philippines One Billion Rising Dance
Afghanistan Valentine's Day
Afghanistan Valentine's Day
Afghanistan Valentine's Day
Afghanistan Valentine's Day
Brides and grooms wait for rituals to begin during a community mass wedding ceremony in Kolkata, India (Bikas Das/AP)
Brides and grooms wait for rituals to begin during a community mass wedding ceremony in Kolkata, India (Bikas Das/AP)
Valentine's Day 2018
Valentine's Day 2018
Same-sex marriage campaigners delivered Valentine's Day cards to Stormont as talks to restore powersharing rumble on (David Young/PA)
Same-sex marriage campaigners delivered Valentine's Day cards to Stormont as talks to restore powersharing rumble on (David Young/PA)
A man kneels in front of a girl on the Bridge of Love in Kiev, Ukraine (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
A man kneels in front of a girl on the Bridge of Love in Kiev, Ukraine (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
Pyeongchang Olympics Figure Skating Pairs
Pyeongchang Olympics Figure Skating Pairs
The Norwegian Men's Curling team sport Valentine's Day-themed trousers during the Men's Round Robin Session 2 match against Japan at the Gangneung Curling Centre during day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea (David Davies/PA)
The Norwegian Men's Curling team sport Valentine's Day-themed trousers during the Men's Round Robin Session 2 match against Japan at the Gangneung Curling Centre during day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea (David Davies/PA)
San Francisco Penguins Valentine
San Francisco Penguins Valentine
Leaf cutting ants deliver red love hearts to their queen in their nest at Blair Drummond Safari Park (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Leaf cutting ants deliver red love hearts to their queen in their nest at Blair Drummond Safari Park (Andrew Milligan/PA)

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