Best photos of January 19: Chaotic scenes in Rabat to a derelict stadium in Sudan

Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Final - Senegal v Morocco - Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco - January 18, 2026 Senegal fan clashes with security as fans invade the pitch after Morocco were awarded a penalty following a VAR review REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko
Residents topple a statue of a fighter from the Women’s Protection Units Kurdish militia who was killed fighting ISIS in 2017, after the withdrawal of Kurdish-led forces from Tabqa, Raqqa province, in northern Syria. AFP
A banner towed by an out-of-shot light aircraft over in Los Angeles, as part of demonstrations supporting protests in Iran. Reuters
Different generations of Palestinian repair their destroyed home using mud as mortar because Israel is preventing cement entering Gaza, in the southern city of Khan Younis. EPA
The snow-covered Sinjar Mountains, a 100km range in north-western Iraq, near the Syrian border, where the Kurdistan Workers’ Party maintains a presence. AFP
A man is detained in an immigration raid by ICE agents and other law enforcement officers in St Paul, Minnesota. Reuters
The aftermath of a forest fire in Concepcion, south-central Chile, where wildfires are reported to have led to emergency evacuations. Reuters
Officials say plans are under way to restore the Al Merrikh stadium in Omdurman, central Sudan. After almost three years of civil war, the government has announced its return to the capital Khartoum, across the Nile from Omdurman. AFP

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January 19, 2026

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