Gaza City, Gaza
Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, attend the funeral of two fighters
Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty
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Jenin, West Bank
An Israeli excavator being used to demolish a structure on the fourth day of an Israeli assault on the city
Photograph: Alaa Badarneh/EPA
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Davos, Switzerland
A police sniper on the roof of the Kongress hotel during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty
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Tehran, Iran
A salesperson reads a newspaper featuring a front-page photo of the US president, Donald Trump, with a title in Persian that reads: ‘Delusional dreamer’
Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock
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Caracas, Venezuela
Members of the Bolivarian militia march through the capital to commemorate the overthrow of the late dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez in 1958
Photograph: Maxwell Briceno/Reuters
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California, US
A satellite image shows swathes of hillside around Castaic Lake left burnt by the Hughes fire, north-west of Los Angeles
Photograph: Maxar Technologies/Reuters
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Sydney, Australia
A statue of the explorer and Royal Navy officer Captain Cook has been damaged and doused in paint in the run-up to Australia Day for a second year in a row
Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP
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Amritsar, India
Police prepare to take part in rehearsals for the country’s Republic Day parade
Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty
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Cúcuta, Colombia
A pregnant woman at the General Santander stadium carries aid she received after being displaced by clashes between the rebels of the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissidents of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc)
Photograph: Nathalia Angarita/Reuters
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Taipei, Taiwan
At the pet store Pythonism, customers can handle snakes while they stop for a coffee in the run up to the lunar new year: the year of the snake
Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters
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Sydney, Australia
A rare and endangered corpse flower, nicknamed Putricia, on display near the end of its 24-hour bloom at the Royal Botanic Garden
Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP
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Edinburgh, Scotland
Storm Éowyn hits the UK with strong winds
Photograph: Lesley Martin/Reuters
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Newhaven, England
Waves crash over the harbour wall amid Storm Éowyn
Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian
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County Durham, England
A lorry overturned on the northbound A19 during strong winds
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
A fallen tree on Cyprus Avenue, east Belfast. Residents were urged to stay at home after a red warning for wind was put in place in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Photograph: David Young/PA
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Paris, France
A model wearing Junya Watanabe at Paris menswear fashion week
Photograph: Julien de Rosa/AFP/Getty
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