A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.
Migrants aboard a rubber boat wait as they are rescued by crew members of the Ocean Viking ship in the search-and-rescue zone off the international waters of Libya on Jan. 16, 2026. Forty-six migrants on a rubber dinghy in distress were rescued off Libya as they attempted to reach the shores of the Italian island of Lampedusa. Libya, about 200 miles from the Italian coast, is one of the main departure points in North Africa for sub-Saharan migrants. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images
A young girl crosses the damaged bridge over the Ga-Selati River just outside Phalaborwa, South Africa, on Jan. 16, 2026, following heavy rains over much of the Limpopo Province. Rain has drenched the northeast region since late last year, claiming at least 30 lives, with the area on maximum alert for more rain in the coming days. Paul Botes/AFP via Getty Images
Residents sit on a Mozambique military truck transporting them across floodwater blocking a road in the Boane district on Jan. 16, 2026. Mozambique has experienced weeks of heavy rain, and residents of low-lying areas near the capital, Maputo, were urged to evacuate to higher ground. Amilton Neves/AFP via Getty Images
Spanish farmers stand next to their parked tractors during a protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal and the economic pressures facing the agricultural sector in Burgos, Spain, on Jan. 16, 2026. Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images
A view over the northern Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on Jan. 16, 2026. On Wednesday, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff announced the start of the 20-point Gaza cease-fire plan’s second phase, with a focus on reconstruction and demilitarization, and a transitional technocratic Palestinian administration in Gaza. Amir Levy/Getty Images
Supporters of South Korea’s impeached former President Yoon Suk Yeol react as they watch a livestream of Yoon’s trial in front of the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on Jan. 16, 2026. A South Korean judge sentenced Yoon to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other crimes linked to his 2024 martial law declaration and in its chaotic aftermath. Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. President Donald Trump departs for Florida from the White House on Jan. 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on Jan. 16, 2026. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images
Visitors walk along the sides of an island of flowers on the opening day of the 100th edition of the International Agriculture Fair ‘Green Week’ (Gruene Woche) at the fairgrounds in Berlin on Jan. 16, 2026. The Grüne Woche, one of the world’s leading events in the food, agriculture, and horticulture sectors, runs from Jan. 16 to 25, with some 1,600 exhibitors from more than 50 countries presenting their products to more than 300,000 visitors. Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images
Ecuadorian soldiers check their assault rifles upon arrival at the Simon Bolivar Airbase in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on Jan. 16, 2026, during a strategic deployment of 8,000 military personnel to the provinces of Guayas, Manabi, and Los Rios. Gerardo Menoscal/AFP via Getty Images
Fishermen work the ice-covered Dnieper River as the Motherland Monument and a giant Ukrainian flag appear in the background in Kyiv on Jan. 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
An anti-Iranian regime protester holds a flag of Iran from before the 1979 revolution, with the lion and sun emblems, during a demonstration in solidarity with Iranian protesters and ‘against the Islamic Republic for killing Iranian people’ in Yalova, Turkey, on Jan. 16, 2026. The protest movement in Iran has subsided after a crackdown that has killed thousands under an internet blackout, monitors said one week after the start of the biggest protests in years challenging the regime. Yasin Akgul/AFP via Getty Images
People flee from a Kurdish-controlled area in Rasm al-Harmal, in the eastern Aleppo countryside, near the front line with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Deir Hafer, Syria, on Jan. 16, 2026. Syrians began fleeing the area Thursday after the army gave civilians a deadline to leave amid fears of an escalation in clashes with Kurdish forces. The government is seeking to extend its authority across the country following the ouster of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad a year ago. Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images
Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama (R), chairman of Uganda’s Electoral Commission, walks with other senior commissioners following the announcement of partial results from Uganda’s 2026 presidential election as vote counting continues at the National Tally Center in Kampala, Uganda, on Jan. 16, 2026. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images
Military personnel believed to be from the German armed forces disembark a charter plane upon arrival at Nuuk international airport in Greenland on Jan. 16, 2026, the day after it arrived transporting Danish military personnel. Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP via Getty Images
A woman collects so-called Maltese oranges, a variety specific to Tunisia, at a farm in Bou Argoub, near the northeastern city of Nabeu, Tunisia, on Jan. 16, 2026. Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images
Volunteers tend a fire at a memorial to Renee Good in Minneapolis on Jan. 16, 2026. Protests have sparked up around the city after a federal agent fatally shot Good in her car during a Jan. 7 incident in south Minneapolis. Federal officials said that Good was a protester who weaponized her SUV against the federal agent and that he opened fire in self-defense. Scott Olson/Getty Images
A rug vendor poses for a portrait in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 16, 2026. A recent wave of anti-Iranian regime protests, sparked in part by grievances about the cost of food, utilities, and other basic items, appears to have ebbed after a clampdown by security forces. Stringer/Getty Images
