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Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8. REUTERS/Antonio Cascio
Several people had to be rescued after two vehicles fell into a sinkhole in Chatsworth, California, January 10. REUTERS/David Swanson
Ke Huy Quan poses with his award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, January 10. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Overdrive Racing's Lucas Moraes and co-driver Timo Gottschalk in action during stage 11 of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, January 12. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
Security forces operate as supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro are pictured through broken glass as they hold a demonstration against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
A man waves Brazil's flag as supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, outside Brazil's National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Security forces operate as supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, outside Brazil’s National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
A general view shows the damage caused following the anti-democratic riots, at the Supreme Court building in Brasilia, Brazil, January 9. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Max Barnett, 23, is pulled on a surfboard by driver Riley Johnson, 23, down a flooded street after the threat of mudslides prompted evacuation orders in east Santa Barbara, California, January 9. REUTERS/Erica Urech
Ukrainian members of the military fire an anti-aircraft weapon, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in the frontline city of Bakhmut, Ukraine, January 10. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
Police officers stand guard as an activist lies in a hammock connected to a structure, as activists demonstrate at Luetzerath, a village that is about to be demolished to allow for the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany's...more
Secret Service agents keep watch as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with border patrol officers as he walks along the border fence during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border to assess border enforcement operations, in El Paso, Texas, January 8....more
Demonstrators assist an injured man during a clash with security forces, during a protest demanding early elections and the release of jailed former President Pedro Castillo, near the Juliaca airport, in Juliaca, Peru, January 9. REUTERS/Hugo...more
U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wields the Speaker's gavel after being elected the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a late night 15th round of voting on the fourth day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol...more
Thousands of starlings fly in a murmuration during sunset at Oroklini Lake near Larnaca, Cyprus, January 6. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
A hospital worker raises a fist as NYSNA nurses walk off the job, to go on strike at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, January 9. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
People embrace at the international arrivals gate at Beijing Capital International Airport after China lifted the coronavirus quarantine requirement for inbound travelers in Beijing, China, January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Olha, 60, resident of Soledar waits in a temporary sleeping accommodation before being transported to an evacuation train where she will get out in Dnipro, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, January 8. REUTERS/Clodagh...more
Quinta Brunson poses with her award for best actress in a musical or comedy TV series for "Abbott Elementary" at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, January 10. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
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