
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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Lützerath, Germany
A police officer stands on the roof as activists take part in a protest against the expansion of the Garzweiler open-cast lignite mine of Germany’s utility RWE
Photograph: Christian Mang/Reuters
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Qabatia, West Bank
Palestinian relatives mourn the death of Abdulhadi Nazzal, reportedly killed during a raid by Israeli forces in Qabatia, during his funeral in the occupied West Bank
Photograph: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images
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Lima, Peru
People march against the government of Dina Boluarte. Anti-government protests that began in December in Peru and that resumed on 4 January after a Christmas truce have left 48 people dead, 19 of them since last Monday. The protesters are demanding the resignation of Boluarte as president, the closure of congress, the advancement of general elections to 2023 and the creation of a constituent assembly
Photograph: Paolo Aguilar/EPA
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Cuzco, Peru
Mourners accompany the funeral of Remo Candia Guevara, leader of the Urinsaya Ccollana community, who died on 11 January during clashes with police during demonstrations
Photograph: Luis Javier Maguiña/EPA
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Tuta, Colombia
A magnet holds weapons seized from criminal gangs before they are melted in Boyaca department. Authorities said 28,991 weapons including revolvers, rifles, guns, mortars and rocket launchers seized from illegal groups were delivered by the Colombian army as part of the programme, called Transforming Weapons into Hope. The steel resulting from the melted weapons will be used in the construction of low-income housing
Photograph: Raúl Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images
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Ufa, Russia
President Vladimir Putin attends a farewell ceremony for Murtaza Rakhimov, the first president of Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan, at the Bashkortostan state concert hall
Photograph: Dmitry Azarov/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images
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London, England
Harry May (left) leaves Westminster magistrates court, London, after pleading guilty to throwing an egg towards King Charles III during a walkabout in Luton
Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA
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Invergordon, Scotland
The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, leaves after touring the Port of Cromarty Firth, part of a two-day visit to Scotland to highlight the benefits of remaining in the UK as he seeks to counter Nicola Sturgeon’s push for independence
Photograph: Russell Cheyne/PA
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Budapest, Hungary
A man plays guitar in a subway
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Chennai, India
Vendors arrange turmeric and sugarcane plants to sell at a wholesale market before the Hindu harvest festival of Pongal
Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images
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Xi’an, China
A lantern featuring a fairy is illuminated during a lantern show at Tang Paradise before Chinese new year, the year of the rabbit
Photograph: VCG/Getty Images
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Paris, France
A Yayoi Kusama sculpture is displayed on the top of the Louis Vuitton’s Champs Élysées store. This year the French fashion house has launched a second collaboration with the Japanese contemporary artist
Photograph: Edward Berthelot/Getty Images
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Beijing, China
The Jiankou Great Wall is seen covered by snow
Photograph: VCG/Getty Images
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Santiago, Chile
Performers parade with a giant insect during the annual Santiago a Mil international theatre festival
Photograph: Iván Alvarado/Reuters
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Wehrheim, Germany
Icelandic horses keep to dry land near Frankfurt after heavy rain falls during recent days
Photograph: Michael Probst/AP
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Melbourne, Australia
Elton John performs at AAMI Park
Photograph: Naomi Rahim/Getty Images
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