Pictures of the month: January

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8. REUTERS/Antonio Cascio

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

Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, January 1. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

Several people had to be rescued after two vehicles fell into a sinkhole in Chatsworth, California, January 10.  REUTERS/David Swanson

RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who was killed during a traffic stop by Memphis police officers, reacts during a news conference at Mt. Olive Cathedral CME Church in Memphis, Tennessee, January 27. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer

Patients lie on beds and stretchers in a hallway in the emergency department of a hospital, amid the COVID outbreak in Shanghai, China, January 4. REUTERS/Staff

A woman waves a Peruvian flag in front of riot police during the 'Take over Lima' march to demonstrate against Peru's President Dina Boluarte, following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru, January 20. ...more

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

The Buffalo Bills gather as an ambulance parks on the field while CPR is administered to Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) after a play in the first quarter of their NFL game aginast the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 3. Sam...more

Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves following a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, January 3. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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

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

Music fans attend a public memorial for singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the "King of Rock 'n' Roll," Elvis Presley, at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, January 22.  REUTERS/Nikki Boertman

Pablo Quintanilla in action during stage 12 of the Dakar Rally, from the empty quarter to Shaybah, Saudi Arabia, January 13. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

A young girl watches as police use armored vehicles to surround a white cargo van, believed by law enforcement to be connected to the Monterey Park mass shooting suspect, at a parking lot in Torrance, California, January 22. The 72-year-old assailant...more

Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu and Jonathan Wang react as they accept the Best Picture award for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles, January 15. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

A mourner reacts as Brazilian soccer legend Pele is transported by the fire department, from his former club Santos' Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, January 3. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Skiers pass on a small layer of artificial snow amid warmer-than-usual winter temperatures in the Alps in Leysin, Switzerland, January 4. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Police officers detain climate activist Greta Thunberg on the day of a protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany's utility RWE to Luetzerath, in Germany, January 17. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

A dog is seen at Rooh shelter as animal shelters in Egypt are struggling after an increase in the cost of imported food and medicine, and a fall in donations, fueled by the devaluation of the Egyptian pound, at the Saqqara area, Giza on the outskirts...more

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

The body of former Pope Benedict lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, January 4. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

A general view of the Villarrica volcano from Pucon area, Chile, January 19. Picture taken using long exposure. REUTERS/Albert Ibanez

Brazil's President elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife Rosangela "Janja" da Silva, wave to supporters from a Rolls Royce on the day of his swearing-in ceremony, in Brasilia, Brazil, January 1. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

A woman holds her canary and dog to be blessed at San Anton Church during celebrations on the feast of Spain's patron saint of animals, Saint Anthony, in Madrid, Spain, January 17. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Melissa Foley clears debris and helps in her neighborhood as the San Lorenzo River rises with emergency evacuation orders in Felton Grove, California, January 14.  REUTERS/David Swanson

Graves of Russian Wagner mercenary group fighters are seen in a cemetery near the village of Bakinskaya in Krasnodar region, Russia, January 22.  REUTERS/Stringer

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

Emergency personnel evacuate a woman at the site where an apartment block was heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, in Dnipro, Ukraine, January 15. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

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

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) listens to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) during a fourth round of voting for a new Speaker of the House on the second day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 4. ...more

Maty Diop plays soccer outside her house, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, January 17. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Pope Francis presides over the funeral ceremonies of former Pope Benedict in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, January 5. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

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

Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun toward Russian positions, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on a frontline near Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 24. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak

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

People celebrate the year of the Rabbit during the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown in New York City, January 22. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

A view of St. Mark's Square flooded during seasonal high tide in Venice, Italy, January 17. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka celebrates with the trophy after winning her final match against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina at the Australian Open in Melbourne, January 28. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

Thousands of starlings fly in a murmuration during sunset at Oroklini Lake near Larnaca, Cyprus, January 6. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

A staff member walks next to bodies in body bags at a funeral home, as COVID outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, January 4. REUTERS/Staff

A rescue team recovers the bodies of victims from the site of the plane crash of a Yeti Airlines-operated aircraft, in Pokhara, Nepal, January 16. REUTERS/Sulav Shrestha

A model presents a creation by designer Giorgio Armani as part of his Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2023 collection show for fashion house Giorgio Armani Prive in Paris, France, January 24. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Dancers use ropes to hang while performing 'Bird strike' from U.S. theater company Bandaloop, during Santiago a Mil International Theater Festival in Santiago, Chile, January 13. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

Coco Gauff of the U.S. in action during her fourth round match against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko at the Australian Open in Melbourne, January 22. REUTERS/Carl Recine

Riot police officers clash with demonstrators as protests following the arrest of Santa Cruz governor and right-wing opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho over an alleged coup in 2019 continue in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, January 2....more

A worker uses a crane to lift a statue of Eleanor Rigby, a character immortalized in a Beatles song of the same name after it was damaged in recent cold weather in Liverpool, Britain, January 24. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Stephanie Harvey looks out over flooded farmland following a chain of winter storms, in Hopland, California, January 14.  REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Passengers wait to board trains at Shanghai's Hongqiao Railway Station during the annual Spring Festival travel rush ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, as the coronavirus outbreak continues, in Shanghai, China, January 18. REUTERS/Aly Song

A general view of fans as the casket of Brazilian soccer legend Pele is transported by the fire department, from his former club Santos' Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, January 3. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Miss U.S. R'Bonney Gabriel is crowned Miss Universe by outgoing Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu of India, during the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 14.  REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman

A rider goes through flames during the annual "Luminarias" celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day, Spain's patron saint of animals, in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, northwest of Madrid, Spain, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Tons of floating waste float in the Drina river near Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 21. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Smoke and flames rise from a building during the 'Take over Lima' march to demonstrate against Peru's President Dina Boluarte, following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru, January 19. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Erika Sedlacek balances on a highline at 114 meters high and 510 meters long, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, January 25. REUTERS/Carla Carniel

A person poses next to a light sculpture ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Bangkok's Chinatown, Thailand, January 19. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James lands on fans sitting court side as he dives after a ball in the second half against the Los Angeles Clippers in Los Angeles, January 24. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Children of Taliban members, dressed in military uniforms, hold toy weapons as they walk on a snow-covered street in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 29. REUTERS/Ali Khara

The face of Argentine football star Lionel Messi is depicted in a corn field sown with a special algorithm to plant seeds in a certain pattern to create a huge visual image when the corn plants grow, in Los Condores, on the outskirts of Cordoba,...more

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

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

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

Ukrainian servicemen fire an anti-aircraft gun towards Russian positions on a frontline near the town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 15. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak

A protester throws a projectile amid tear gas during clashes near the Invalides during a demonstration against French government's pension reform plan in Paris as part of a national strike and protests in France, January 31.  REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

A view shows a kitchen inside an apartment block heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, in Dnipro, Ukraine, January 15.  REUTERS/Yan Dobronosov

A woman lies on a counter at the Canape Vert Market days after Haiti police blocked streets and broke into the airport during a protest demanding justice for fellow police officers killed by armed gangs, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 30....more

Anastasia, 4, stands next to an artwork by the street artist Tvboy in the town center in Bucha, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, January 29. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Pillars of light, which are optical atmospheric phenomena, beam up from the ground into the sky behind residential buildings in Omsk, Russia, January 2. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko

Australian Open champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic poses with the trophy during a photo shoot in Melbourne, January 30. REUTERS/Carl Recine

Protesters clash with police officers during an anti-government demonstration following the ouster of Peru's former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru, January 24. REUTERS/Angela Ponce

Newly elected freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY), embroiled in a scandal over his resume and claims made on the campaign trail, sits alone in the House Chamber surrounded only by the children of other representatives on the first day of the 118th...more

Members of the Chinese community wearing bunny ears wait to take part in a parade during Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit celebrations in Madrid, Spain, January 22. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Junior Lambrechts has his face painted in preparation for the Cape Minstrel Carnival in Cape Town, South Africa, January 2. REUTERS/Shelley Christians

Confetti flies around the countdown clock during the first public New Year's event since the coronavirus pandemic, at Times Square in New York City, January 1. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly