Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is sworn into office by William Mims, senior justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Jan. 17, 2026. Spanberger is the first woman elected to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s highest office. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Supporters of Uganda's incumbent president and National Resistance Movement presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni chant slogans from a motorcycle carrying the Ugandan flag as they celebrate the announcement of the final results for the 2026 Ugandan presidential election in Kampala, on Jan. 17, 2026. Museveni, 81, won a seventh term in office on on Jan. 17, 2026, with 71.65 percent of the vote, the country's Electoral Commission said. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images
NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of a crewed lunar mission. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Protesters demonstrate outside a proposed site for a new Chinese mega-embassy in London, England, on Jan. 17, 2026. China plans to build Europe's largest embassy on the former Royal Mint Court site in London, featuring more than 200 underground rooms. Unredacted plans reveal a hidden chamber just feet from critical fiber-optic cables, sparking fears of espionage and data interception. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
This overhead view shows people taking part in memorial services to mark the 31st anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which devastated the city of Kobe, at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026. The port city of Kobe was hit by a 7.2 magnitude quake on Jan. 17, 1995, killing 6,434 people and leveling much of the city. Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images
The South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union signed a deal, 25 years in the making, to create one of the world's biggest free trade areas at a time of growing protectionism and volatility in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Jan. 17, 2026. Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images
People bear Greenlandic flags as they march to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 17, 2026. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
A man pours ice cold water over himself during the Ice Water Purification Ceremony at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026. Kanda Myojin Shrine is located near several business districts in Tokyo. The Ice water ritual is held to purify the mind and body for the year ahead. Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images
The Al-Fursan National Aerobatic team performs a commemorative flypast over the Dubai coastline and the Burj Khalifa to mark the Day of Resolve, on Jan. 17, 2026. This national day of remembrance honors the victims of the 2022 Houthi drone and missile attacks on Abu Dhabi. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images
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Pigeon owners inspect the birds ahead of a charity pigeon auction during the British Homing World Show of the Year at Blackpool Winter Gardens in Blackpool, England, on Jan. 17, 2026. The British Homing World Show of the Year is the highlight event of the year for pigeon fanciers. Regularly attracting over 25,000 visitors, who come from all over the world to show their birds and take part in a historic community celebration. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
Fishermen fish on the frozen Kyiv Reservoir located on the Dnieper river, north of Kyiv, Ukraine, also known as the Kyiv Sea, in Vyshgorod, on Jan. 17, 2026. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
The Dacia Sandriders' Qatari driver Nasser al-Attiyah and Belgian copilot Fabian Lurquin celebrate after winning the 48th edition of the Dakar Rally 2026 in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 17, 2026. Qatar's al-Attiyah secured his sixth Dakar Rally car title in Saudi Arabia. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images
Visitors pick tulips for free at a picking garden at Museumplein park on National Tulip Day in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Jan. 17, 2026. Koen van Weel/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
A man exercises at La Candelaria square, an outdoor public gym, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 17, 2026. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images
A beekeeper pours honey for sale during the fourth Honey and Bee Products Exhibition in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Jan. 17, 2026. Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images
The Sale Sharks' South African lock Hyron Andrews (C) is about to catch the ball during the European Champions Cup pool 1, round 4, rugby union match between Stade Toulousain Rugby (Toulouse) and the Sale Sharks at the Ernest Wallon Stadium in Toulouse, France, on Jan. 17, 2026. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images
A shepherd arrives with his flock of sheep during the ‘Beneides’ (Benedictions in Majorcan language) traditional ceremony of blessing animals that marks the day of San Anton (Saint Anthony), the animals' patron saint, in Muro, on the Spanish Balearic island of Majorca, on Jan. 17, 2026. Jaime Reina/AFP via Getty Images
Fishermen fish on the ice-covered Gulf of Finland in the port of Saint Petersburg,Russia, on Jan. 17, 2026. Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images
Greyhounds race in a championship during the Qatar International Falconry and Hunting Festival at Sabkhat Marmi, south of Doha, Qatar, on Jan. 17, 2026. Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images
