A dragon on parade and a convoy of tractors: the weekend in pictures

Edinburgh, UK

Scottish farmers form a tractor convoy on the Edinburgh city bypass to protest against changes to inheritance tax that were introduced in the Labour government’s autumn budget. The tax reforms will come into effect from April 2026 and will affect about 500 farm estates, according to the government

Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Muslims travel on an overcrowded train to attend Akheri Munajat, the final supplication, during the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema in Tongi

Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Hwacheon, South Korea

Participants cast lines through holes drilled in the surface of a frozen river during a trout-catching contest

Photograph: Ahn Young-joon/AP

Alula, Saudi Arabia

Spectators watch the peloton pass by during the fifth stage of the Alula Tour cycling race on Saturday

Photograph: Loïc Venance/AFP/Getty Images

Johannesburg, South Africa

A juggler rides a unicycle past monks, or Hindu holy men, taking part in the Nagar Yatra procession of the deities on seven magnificent chariots featuring devotional music and dance ahead of the historic opening of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Hindu Mandir - the largest Hindu temple and cultural complex in the Southern Hemisphere

Photograph: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images

Baghdad, Iraq

Skateboarders practice in the city’s first skatepark

Photograph: Ammar Khalil/AP

Goma, DRC

A group of children walk to a service at the Notre Dame d’Afrique church. The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi’s president said, as Africa’s top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious diseases. The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 has vowed to march on the capital Kinshasa after capturing eastern DRC’s biggest city of Goma

Photograph: Jospin Mwisha/AFP/Getty Images

California, US

A fire at the Martinez Refinery Company on Saturday

Photograph: Jose Carlos Fajardo/AP

Naoribi, Kenya

A model poses backstage before a runway during Nairobi Fashion Week at the Sarit Centre. The sustainability fashion event has grown over the years, giving designers an opportunity to be able to showcase sustainability from different colourful designer outfits, reflecting on the impact of pollution through accumulation of textile waste

Photograph: Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty Images

Barcelona, Spain

Spectators watch as Antoní Gaudi’s famous Casa Batlló building is illuminated with digital video-mapping artwork by artist Quayola

Photograph: Bruna Casas/Reuters

California, US

Doechii performs onstage during the Pre-Grammy Gala at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills

Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Novi Sad, Serbia

People warm up by a fire during an ongoing protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people more than two months ago

Photograph: Armin Durgut/AP

Beijing, China

A woman in traditional dress at the Temple of Heaven complex during a week-long Chinese New Year holiday

Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Bathurst, Australia

The sun rises over the track at Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour race at the Mount Panorama Motor Racing Circuit

Photograph: James Forrester/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Gold Coast, Australia

Georgia Fitzsimmons competes during the Ironseries Final at North Burleigh

Photograph: Matt Roberts/Getty Images

Ramat Gan, Israel

Israeli hostage Ofer Kalderon being reunited with his children at Sheba hospital in Ramat Gan. Hamas released three Israeli hostages in the fourth exchange of the ceasefire deal on Saturday, ahead of the release of 183 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails

Photograph: Maayan Toaf/GPO/AFP/Getty Images

Gaza City

Palestinians and Hamas militants gathering on the day of the release of Keith Siegel, a US-Israeli dual national hostage held in Gaza since the deadly 7 October attack

Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Hebron, West Bank

Palestinian prisoner Hatem al-Jamal is reunited with loved ones following his release within the prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas, after spending 23 years in Israeli prisons

Photograph: Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu/Getty Images

Ottowa, Canada

Prime minister Justin Trudeau addresses media following the imposition of a series of tariffs by US president Donald Trump against Canada, Mexico and China

Photograph: Canadian Press/REX/Shutterstock

Buenos Aires, Argentina

A march called by Argentine LGTBI+ groups, under the banner ‘For a country without hate’ on Saturday, in rejection of Javier Milei’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, which included criticism of gender ideology

Photograph: EPA

North Carolina, US

Hundreds of people carrying banners and flags gather to protest against US president Donald Trump’s immigration policies and march for freedom to defend immigrant families in Charlotte on Saturday

Photograph: Peter Zay/Anadolu/Getty Images