Day in Photos: Forest Fires in Chile, Opening of Davos Forum, and Train Crash in Spain
Mirtza Aguilera (R) and her daughter embrace in front of their home destroyed by wildfires in Tome, Chile, on Jan. 19, 2026. Javier Torres/AP Photo
Mirtza Aguilera (R) and her daughter embrace in front of their home destroyed by wildfires in Tome, Chile, on Jan. 19, 2026. Javier Torres/AP Photo

Day in Photos: Forest Fires in Chile, Opening of Davos Forum, and Train Crash in Spain

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A staff member affixes a sign on a wall of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at the Congress Center on its opening day in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 19, 2026. The WEF takes place from Jan. 19 to Jan. 23. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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Riot police use tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration against the attacks by the Syrian government forces in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Jan. 19, 2026. Syria's army took control of swathes of the country's north on Jan. 17, dislodging Kurdish forces from territory over which they've held effective autonomy for over a decade. Ilyas Akengin/AFP via Getty Images
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A visitor walks along the shoreline near the closed signage of the North Steyne Beach in Sydney on Jan. 19, 2026. A shark mauled a surfer off an ocean beach on Jan. 19 in the Australian city's third shark attack in two days, authorities said. Steven Markham/AFP via Getty Images
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One of two trains that derailed, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 120, in Adamuz, southern Spain, on Jan. 19, 2026. The crash happened on the evening of Jan. 18, when a train operated by rail company Iryo traveling from Malaga to Madrid derailed near Adamuz, crossing onto the other track where it crashed into an oncoming train, which also derailed. Jorge Guerrero/AFP via Getty Images
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Local residents using flashlights walk past tents with heating set up in the courtyard of a residential building in Kyiv, on Jan. 19, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian attacks have left Ukraine's energy grid teetering on the brink of collapse and have disrupted power and water supplies to millions over recent weeks. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
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A former Patrouille de France Fouga Magister CM-170 aircraft is seen in a field that was flooded when the River Aude overflowed after heavy rainfall in Narbonne, France, on Jan. 19, 2026. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images
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Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle (L), U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, and U.S. ambassador to the UK Warren Stephens during a visit to the House of Commons in London on Jan. 19, 2026. Jordan Pettitt-WPA Pool/Getty Images
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An Orthodox believer plunges into the icy water of Paravani Lake during the Epiphany holiday near Poka, Javakheti region, Georgia, on Jan. 19, 2026. Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP via Getty Images
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New recruits of the German Navy (Marine) stand in line awaiting a visit from the Parliamentary Secretary of State for Defense, Sebastian Hartmann, while they undergo basic training at the naval base in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, on Jan. 19, 2026. Focke Strangmann/Getty Images
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Rescue workers search a burnt structure after a deadly fire at a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 19, 2026. Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images
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Officers stand by the coffins of slain police personnel during a funeral ceremony at the Interior Ministry headquarters in Guatemala City, on Jan. 19, 2026. Guatemala's president on Jan 18 declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities accused the groups of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at three prisons. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images
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A snow-covered street in the city center is seen through the window of a bus station in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 19, 2026. European leaders are scheduled to meet later this week to formulate their response to U.S. President Donald Trump's recent threat of tariffs against countries that obstruct the U.S. plan to acquire Greenland. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Syrian government forces deploy in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria, on Jan. 19, 2026, the day after an agreement between the Syrian government and the Kurdish forces. An AFP correspondent saw dozens of military vehicles heading to the east of the Euphrates river, which once separated Damascus-controlled areas to the west from the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the east. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images
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Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands plays a forehand against Daniil Medvedev in the Men's Singles First Round during day two of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 19, 2026. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
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A 4-month-old giant otter swims at the Cali Zoo in Cali, Colombia, on Jan. 19, 2026. Joaquín Sarmiento/AFP via Getty Images
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People pass a burnt building that was destroyed during public protests in the Iranian capital Tehran, on Jan. 19, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
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A man rides a scooter past a Ferris wheel in Ahmedabad, India, on Jan. 19, 2026. Shammi Mehra/AFP via Getty Images
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Royal family members take part in the funeral procession for Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark at Tatoi Cemetery in Athens, Greece, on Jan. 19, 2026. Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, daughter of King Paul of Greece and sister of Queen Sofia of Spain, died on Jan. 15 at the age of 83. Nikolas Kominis - Pool/Getty Images
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Rescued migrants look out at the port as they wait to disembark from the rescue ship Ocean Viking operated by the NGO SOS Mediterranee, at the port of Palermo, Italy, on Jan. 19, 2026. The humanitarian ship rescued 90 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea before docking at Palermo, where they were received by port authorities and the Italian Red Cross. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images
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A bull stands at the Green Week international foods and agricultural trade fair in Berlin on Jan. 19, 2026. The event is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Nadja Wohlleben/Getty Images
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Serbian Orthodox faithfuls jump into the water to retrieve a cross in the Danube river to mark the Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day, in Batajnica, near Belgrade, on Jan. 19, 2026. Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images