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Seoul, South Korea
A demonstrator using thermal blankets rests during a rally against impeached South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, near his residence. Investigators trying to arrest the suspended president have less than 24 hours before their warrant expires, with the embattled leader holed out in his residence surrounded by loyal security forces
Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images
Seoul, South Korea
Security personnel block a road with buses to protect impeached Yoon Suk Yeol from a possible second arrest attempt by the corruption investigation office for high-ranking officials inside the compound of the presidential residence
Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images
Gaza City, Gaza
Children wait in line to receive food as charitable organisations operating in the region distribute hot meals to Palestinians at Nuseirat refugee camp
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Marseille, France
A man reads placards on a wall bearing the names and ages of women who have been victims of violence during the past year in Marseille
Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
Tokyo, Japan
A detailed view of Ema, wooden wish plaques at Kanda Myojin shrine, located near several business districts in Tokyo. Many people visit the shrine on the first day of work to pray for thriving business for a new year
Photograph: Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images
Istanbul, Turkey
Greek Orthodox swimmers kiss a wooden crucifix during the Epiphany Day ceremony in Istanbul. Swimmers take part in an annual race to retrieve a wooden crucifix thrown by the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox world, into the Bosphorus waters at the Golden Horn
Photograph: Erdem Şahin/EPA
Tangerang, Indonesia
Elementary school students eat free meals at Lengkong 1 elementary school in Tangerang. The Indonesian government has officially started the free nutritious Meal program (MBG) with a total of 190 kitchens across 26 provinces serving the community, aiming to make a major milestone in fulfilling national nutrition needs
Photograph: Adi Weda/EPA
Sada, Mayotte
Marine Le Pen, the leader of the parliamentary group of the French far-right party Rassemblement National, speaks to local people as she visits the village of Sada, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. Le Pen arrived in Mayotte on 5 January 2025 to ‘listen’ to its inhabitants during her two-day visit on the island, saying that the government’s reconstruction plan following the Chido cyclone ‘does not go far enough’
Photograph: Julien de Rosa/AFP/Getty Images
Epsom, England
The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, poses for a selfie with members of NHS staff at the elective orthopaedic centre in Surrey, to highlight his ‘plan for change’ commitments on health
Photograph: Leon Neal/PA
London, England
A person shields from the rain during the morning rush-hour as they walk on the South Bank, across the river from the Houses of Parliament
Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
Barra de Guaratiba, Brazil
People visit the beach in Barra de Guaratiba, in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Photograph: Tita Barros/Reuters
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A reveller takes part in the unofficial kick-off of Rio’s Carnival with the weed block parade performance by Bloco Planta na mente
Photograph: Aline Massuca/Reuters
Beverly Hills, US
Zoe Saldana, winner of the best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture award for Emilia Pérez, reacts in the press room during the 82nd annual Golden Globe awards
Photograph: CBS Photo Archive/CBS/Getty Images
Pupukea, Hawaii
Eli Olson from Hawaii rides a wave during the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout surf competition at Hawaii’s Pipeline, in Pupukea, Oahu’s north shore
Photograph: Brian Bielmann/AFP/Getty Images
Harbin, China
Visitors having fun at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in north-east China’s Heilongjiang province. The 41st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival kicked started on Sunday with the theme ‘Dream of Winter, Love among Asia’
Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock
