Lunar new year and medieval torture: photos of the day – Wednesday

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  • Prayagraj, India

    People leave the Kumbh Mela festival near where dozens are feared dead after multiple crowd crushes

    People walk around piles of belongings on the ground
  • 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

    A woman wears a type of iron muzzle on her head
  • Gisenyi, Rwanda

    A World Bank staff member carries a suitcase, as he evacuates amid fighting between M23 rebels and DRC armed forces

    A man carries an open and bulging suitcase while others are searched by military personnel
  • Zhangye, China

    Road maintenance workers clear snow from the National Highway 307

    Road maintenance workers shovel snow into the air
  • Valencia, Spain

    Damaged vehicles piled up in Benaguasil, almost three months after flash floods hit the east of the country

    Hundreds of damaged vehicles in rows
  • Lima, Peru

    Economy minister José Arista is reflected in a table during an interview

    Economy minister José Arista is reflected in a table during an interview
  • 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

    A woman places incense in a burner, while others pray in the background
  • 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

    Crowds of men and children standing and others sitting on a spiral structure behind
  • 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

    A brown bear eats something between its paws
  • Gaza City, Gaza

    Palestinians displaced by Israel continue to return to their lands in the north after the ceasefire agreement

    An infant in the arms of a person looks at the camera, while vehicles piled with belongings pass by
  • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Members of the Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school attend a carnival rehearsal in the Vila Vintém favela

    A procession, seen from above at night
  • Beijing, China

    A dancer performing the traditional lion dance during lunar new year celebrations

    A person gazing through the headpiece of a red and gold lion costume
  • New Mexico, US

    People try to enter the US through a hole in a section of the US-Mexico border wall, in Sunland Park

    A hooded person moves through a hole in a fence
  • Salisbury, UK

    An aerial view of a cyclist passing through flood waters in Wiltshire after heavy rain

    An aerial view of a cyclist passing through flood waters in Wiltshire after heavy rain
  • Manila, Philippines

    A performer breathes fire during lunar new year celebrations in Binondo district, considered the world’s oldest Chinatown

     A performer breathes fire
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