Colourful lanterns and daredevil motorcyclists: photos of the day – Monday

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  • Damascus, Syria

    An aerial view of the destroyed statue of Syria’s former president Hafez al-Assad, the father of Bashar al-Assad, the leader of the 61-year Baath regime that has collapsed in Syria, in Deir Atiye

    A toppled statue against a desert cityscape
  • Davos, Switzerland

    A climate activist sprays the entrance to the Hotel Flüela with green paint at a protest during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum

    A man walks down a staircase while spraying his surroundings with green paint
  • Delhi, India

    India’s Border Security Force ‘Daredevils’ motorcycle riders perform during a rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade

    Motorcyclists perform a stunt involving several people and motorbikes
  • Rome, Italy

    A man walks past a mural by the Italian artist Harry Greb depicting Elon Musk as a puppeteer and Donald Trump, Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron as his puppets

    Political street art on a wall
  • Gaza

    Displaced Palestinians return to their houses in Deir al-Balah, amid heavily damaged and partially collapsed buildings, after a ceasefire and hostage-prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel

    People walk among the rubble of destroyed buildings
  • Diriamba, Nicaragua

    A man participates in the traditional dance of the Toro Huaco during the procession of the Tope de los Santos. This is an ancestral dance that represents the cunning and rebellious spirit of Nicaraguans during the colonial era

    A man in a face mask and hat dances in a parade
  • Hong Kong, China

    Judges in robes and horsehair wigs attend a ceremony held to mark the opening of the legal year

    Judges stand in a line
  • Washington DC, US

    Trump hats are protected from the rain as attendees wait to enter the Donald Trump victory rally at the Capital One Arena

    Cowboy hats with ‘Trump won’ printed on them are stacked under plastic to protect them from the rain
  • Dublin, Ireland

    Children from the Hill Street family resource centre, Kate Wang, Kai Xin Zheng, Ayla Zheng and Leo Yi Ye, chat while dressed in the traditional clothing of the Miao ethnic group of China to welcome the year of the snake

    Four children in traditional Miao ethnic clothing stand against a wall
  • Bangkok, Thailand

    Skyscrapers shrouded in smog amid high air pollution levels

    A polluted cityscape
  • San Sebastián, Spain

    Participants in the Tamborrada festival play their drums. About 22,700 adults and 4,600 children took part in the festivities, which take place every year on 20 January to honour the town’s patron, Saint Sebastian

    People sit around in uniform playing the drums
  • Ontario, Canada

    A performer during the 2025 Chinese New Year opera gala in Richmond Hill

    A person in traditional Chinese attire brandishes a prop sword
  • Washington DC, US

    Supporters of Donald Trump await the start of the presidential inauguration

    People stand about as a Trump scarf is held aloft
  • Tokyo, Japan

    An immersive digital artwork at the teamLab Planets Tokyo museum

    Tokyo, Japan An immersive digital artwork at the teamLab Planets Tokyo museum
  • California, US

    An aerial view shows burned homes after the Eaton fire, in Altadena

    Aerial view of a city with burned houses
  • Nansha, China

    Colourful lantern displays are illuminated for the 2025 Greater Bay Area lantern festival

    A collection of lanterns are lit up at night
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