Ever since the latest wave of anti-government protests swept Iran at the start of the year, US President Donald Trump has deliberately given the…
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Argentina on fire as rainstorms compound misery in Gaza
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People walk on a road as a wildfire blazes in El Hoyo, Patagonia, Argentina, on 8 January 2026.
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An aircraft sprays water to extinguish a bushfire in Mount Pirque at El Hoyo, in the Patagonian region of Chubut province, Argentina, on 10 January 2026.
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A photograph shows tent shelters housing displaced Palestinian families set up along the shore in Gaza City as strong winter winds sweep the Palestinian enclave on 13 January 2026.
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A drone view shows frozen Lake Balaton near Zamardi, Hungary, on 12 January 2026.
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Dakar Rally: Riyadh to Wadi Ad-Dawasir in Saudi Arabia on January 11, 2026. Monster Energy Honda HRC's Ricky Brabec in action during stage 7.
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Cars drive through a forest of the Taunus region in Frankfurt, Germany, on 10 January 2026.
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A woman performs with hula hoops on the rocks of Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 9 January 2026.
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Fireworks are set off by protesters outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, on 12 January 2026, in Minneapolis.
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An aerial view shows surfers riding a wave in Lhoknga beach, Indonesia's Aceh province, on 12 January 2026.
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Three Unitree G1 humanoid robots are pictured at robotics company Unitree's first retail store in Beijing on 9 January 2026.
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Trump throws peace to the wind
