Writers born in Egypt between the 1930s and the 1950s typically shared an experience of exile that shaped their works. Amidst the era’s political…
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Icy treats, icy weather and ICE raids
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A white-cheeked spider monkey licks a popsicle in the summer heat at the BioParque do Rio in Rio de Janeiro, on 13 January 2026.
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A man jumps into the Mediterranean Sea during an early morning swim as temperatures hovered around 10 degrees Celsius, 50 degrees Fahrenheit, in Beirut, Lebanon, on 14 January 2026.
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Standup paddleboarders sail along one of the branches of the Ob River that doesn't freeze even in such extreme cold as the temperature drops to −40°Celsius in Novosibirsk, Russia, on 17 January 2026.
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A baby looks out from the window of a house raided by ICE agents and other law enforcement officers, where a man was detained, in St. Paul, Minnesota, US, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, on January 18, 2026.
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Participants try to control a bull during an annual bull-taming 'Jallikattu' festival in Palamedu village on the outskirts of Madurai on 16 January 2026.
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Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, are pictured following a powerful sunstorm over Portsall, western France, on 19 January 2026.
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A man takes a picture as he walks along the shoreline past ice formations as snow falls in Nuuk, Greenland, on 19 January 2026.
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Deer wait for food from tourists at a park in Nara, western Japan, on 14 January 2026.
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A man walks out of an apartment block surrounded by snowdrifts after an extreme snowstorm hit the far eastern city of Petropavlovsk‑Kamchatskiy, Russia, on 17 January 2026.
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Swans swim in the cold water of the Danube River, while the temperature reaches -8 degrees Celsius, in Belgrade, Serbia, on 19 January 2026.
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Trump mulls his next punches against Iran
