Best Photos of January 15: from snow in Syria to a McIlroy Dubai Invitational practice round

  • Playing in the snow near the Syrian village of Bloudan, 50km north-west of the capital Damascus. AFP
    Playing in the snow near the Syrian village of Bloudan, 50km north-west of the capital Damascus. AFP
  • A protester uses an umbrella as a shield from projectiles fired by federal law enforcement agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Demonstrators took to the streets after a shooting incident involving federal personnel. Reuters
    A protester uses an umbrella as a shield from projectiles fired by federal law enforcement agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Demonstrators took to the streets after a shooting incident involving federal personnel. Reuters
  • A funeral in Tehran of security forces personnel killed during anti-government protests in Iran. Rights groups estimate that more than 2,600 people have been killed in nationwide demonstrations. Reuters
    A funeral in Tehran of security forces personnel killed during anti-government protests in Iran. Rights groups estimate that more than 2,600 people have been killed in nationwide demonstrations. Reuters
  • Birds fly over snow-covered Lake Tisza at Sarud, eastern Hungary. EPA
    Birds fly over snow-covered Lake Tisza at Sarud, eastern Hungary. EPA
  • Recovery workers at the site of a construction crane collapse on to a highway in Samut Sakhon, on the outskirts of Bangkok. Two people were killed, police said. AFP
    Recovery workers at the site of a construction crane collapse on to a highway in Samut Sakhon, on the outskirts of Bangkok. Two people were killed, police said. AFP
  • Smoke from supporters flares shroud the pitch during a Bundesliga match between 1. FC Cologne and Bayern Munich, in Cologne, western Germany. Bayern won 3-1. EPA
    Smoke from supporters flares shroud the pitch during a Bundesliga match between 1. FC Cologne and Bayern Munich, in Cologne, western Germany. Bayern won 3-1. EPA
  • Daruma dolls ablaze during an annual ceremony at Shorinzan Darumaji Temple in Takasaki, in Japan's eastern Kanto region. The lucky charm dolls are burned once wishes are fulfilled. Getty Images
    Daruma dolls ablaze during an annual ceremony at Shorinzan Darumaji Temple in Takasaki, in Japan's eastern Kanto region. The lucky charm dolls are burned once wishes are fulfilled. Getty Images
  • Golf superstar Rory McIlroy, flanked by caddy Harry Diamond, left, and former Irish rugby player and sometime McIlroy caddy Niall O'Connor, watches his manager Sean O’Flaherty in action during a practice round before the Dubai Invitational 2026 at Dubai Creek Resort. Getty Images
    Golf superstar Rory McIlroy, flanked by caddy Harry Diamond, left, and former Irish rugby player and sometime McIlroy caddy Niall O'Connor, watches his manager Sean O’Flaherty in action during a practice round before the Dubai Invitational 2026 at Dubai Creek Resort. Getty Images