Police officers and citizens take part in a demonstration called by the union Alliance Police Nationale to denounce the lack of resources in their corporation in Nice, France, on Jan. 31, 2026. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images
Competitors take part in the inaugural British Isles Sumo Championships at Ulster University sports center in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Jan. 31, 2026. For the first time ever, athletes from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (both North and South) have been invited to compete in a one-day tournament to determine the champions of the British Isles. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
A man skates along the frozen reflecting pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Jan. 31, 2026. A winter storm that swept across the nation last week brought historic levels of sleet at uncommonly low temperatures for the region resulting in significant disruptions for Washington residents. Alex Kent/Getty Images
Ecuadorian soldiers guard the entrance of trucks across the border with Colombia before the new tariff measures imposed by the Ecuadorian government come into effect in Tulcan, Ecuador, on Jan. 30, 2026. The countries imposed 30 percent tariffs on each other after Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa accused Colombia of not doing enough to combat drug trafficking along their shared border. The dispute escalated when Colombia suspended electricity sales to Ecuador, and Ecuador raised the tariff for transporting crude oil through its pipeline by 900 percent. Reicarmyr Canizares/AFP via Getty Images
A saleswoman displays gold necklaces at a jewelry store in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 31, 2026. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images
This aerial photograph taken on Jan. 31, 2026, shows the frozen mouth of the Vistula River near Mikoszewo, Poland. Mateusz Slodkowski/AFP via Getty Images
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attend a press event at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 31, 2026. Starmer is undertaking a high-profile diplomatic mission to China and Japan, marking the first visit to Beijing by a British leader since 2018. Kin Cheung - Pool/Getty Images
A person skis prior to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, on Jan. 31, 2026. Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Troupes carry inflatable horse puppet lanterns during a Chinese New Year parade at Kwai Chai Hong in Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 31, 2026. The cultural laneway is known for celebrating heritage, art, and community through contemporary storytelling. Annice Lyn/Getty Images
United Nations Spanish peacekeeping forces arrive to inspect chalets, after the Israeli army reportedly booby-trapped and blew them up at dawn, on the outskirts of the town of al-Khiam, Lebanon, on Jan. 31, 2026. Rabih Daher/AFP via Getty Images
A woman dries sarees after taking a dip in the river Ganges amid smoggy conditions in Varanasi, India, on Jan. 31, 2026. Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images
A relative of a political prisoner waits alongside police officers before entering the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) Zone 7 prison to visit him in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 31, 2026. Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez announced a “general amnesty” law in Venezuela on Jan. 30, just days before marking one month since she took power following the overthrow of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro by the U.S. military. Pedro Mattey/AFP via Getty Images
A Ukrainian army veteran sits on a bench at a metro station in front of empty metro carriages during mass power outages in Kyiv, on Jan. 31, 2026, amid the yearslong Russian–Ukraine war. Kyiv's metro system, which completed suspended operations on Jan. 31, 2026, due to the power cut—paralyzing transport for thousands—resumed operations several hours later. Ukraine's power grid experienced mass outages on Jan. 31 after a “technical malfunction” caused electrical lines between Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine to fail, Ukraine's energy minister said. Serhii Okunev/AFP via Getty Images
Denmark's Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen arrives for a visit at the army contribution in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 31, 2026. Christian Klindt Soelbeck/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
Protesters hold Iranian flags from before the 1979 Islamic Revolution during a demonstration in support of the Iranian people in The Hague, Netherlands, on Jan. 31, 2026. Phil Nijhuis/various sources/AFP via Getty Images
A man prepares the gondolas at dawn on a foggy morning next to St. Mark's Square, in Venice, Italy, on Jan. 31, 2026. Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images
Prince Lukas I and Fairy Tale Prince Phil II with their courts, prince's guards, and dancers perform on stage during the 76th Orden Wider Den Tierischen (Order Against Deadly Seriousness) at Eurogress Aachen in Aachen, Germany, on Jan. 31, 2026. Pau Barrena/Getty Images
A policeman stands guard near the blast site after an attack by Baloch separatists in Quetta, Pakistan, on Jan. 31, 2026. Separatists launched “coordinated” attacks across Pakistan's Balochistan province on January 31, killing at least 10 security personnel and 11 civilians, an official said, the latest violence in the insurgency-hit southwestern region. Adnan Ahmed/AFP via Getty Images
A dog participates in the 13th Annual Masters Agility Championship Preliminaries during the 150th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, on Jan. 31, 2026. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
