Prayagraj, India
People leave the Kumbh Mela festival near where dozens are feared dead after multiple crowd crushes
Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

London, UK
An activist from Ocean Rebellion wears a scold’s bridle, a medieval torture device to prevent people speaking, during a protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice
Photograph: Benjamin Cremel/AFP/Getty Images

Gisenyi, Rwanda
A World Bank staff member carries a suitcase, as he evacuates amid fighting between M23 rebels and DRC armed forces
Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Zhangye, China
Road maintenance workers clear snow from the National Highway 307
Photograph: Costfoto/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Valencia, Spain
Damaged vehicles piled up in Benaguasil, almost three months after flash floods hit the east of the country
Photograph: Kai Forsterling/EPA

Lima, Peru
Economy minister José Arista is reflected in a table during an interview
Photograph: Alessandro Cinque/Reuters

Yangon, Myanmar
People burn incense as they pray at a Chinese temple in Chinatown, on the first day of the lunar new year of the snake
Photograph: Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images

Niamey, Niger
Supporters of the military junta take part in a commemoration to celebrate the withdrawal of Niger from the Economic Community of West African States and show their support for the Alliance of Sahel States
Photograph: Issifou Djibo/EPA

Konya, Turkey
A protected brown bear feeds in an outdoor area after being unable to hibernate this winter season due to the abnormally high seasonal temperatures
Photograph: Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu/Getty Images

Gaza City, Gaza
Palestinians displaced by Israel continue to return to their lands in the north after the ceasefire agreement
Photograph: Moiz Salhi/Anadolu/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Members of the Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school attend a carnival rehearsal in the Vila Vintém favela
Photograph: Bruna Prado/AP

Beijing, China
A dancer performing the traditional lion dance during lunar new year celebrations
Photograph: Andrés Martínez Casares/EPA

New Mexico, US
People try to enter the US through a hole in a section of the US-Mexico border wall, in Sunland Park
Photograph: José Luis González/Reuters

Salisbury, UK
An aerial view of a cyclist passing through flood waters in Wiltshire after heavy rain
Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

Manila, Philippines
A performer breathes fire during lunar new year celebrations in Binondo district, considered the world’s oldest Chinatown
Photograph: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
