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Indian soldiers march during the country's 77th Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path in New Delhi on 26 January 2026.
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A boatman steers a shikara during a spell of fresh snowfall at the Dal lake in Srinagar on 27 January 2026.
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Snow-covered mountains along the coastline with the Labrador Sea, a part of the North Atlantic Ocean near Nuuk, western Greenland, on 25 January 2026.
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A Palestinian boy searches for recyclable material at a landfill against the backdrop of destroyed buildings in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on 25 January 2026.
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Trump mulls his next punches against Iran
