A regional train approaches passes a railroad crossing between flooded fields in Nidderau-Eichen near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo / Michael Probst)
A regional train approaches passes a railroad crossing between flooded fields in Nidderau-Eichen near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo / Michael Probst)
Rescuers at the site of a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara. AFP
Rescuers at the site of a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara. AFP
A wrecked car at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Firefighters found a dead man in the vehicle, police said. AP
A wrecked car at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Firefighters found a dead man in the vehicle, police said. AP
Fans walk through a water mist system at Melbourne Park to cool down during the Australian Open. Reuters
Fans walk through a water mist system at Melbourne Park to cool down during the Australian Open. Reuters
The heads of mannequins are covered in a women's dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
The heads of mannequins are covered in a women's dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
White-tailed eagles attack some prey in the Hortobagy National Park in Hungary. EPA
White-tailed eagles attack some prey in the Hortobagy National Park in Hungary. EPA
Pigeons in the snow at Tajrish Square in northern Tehran, Iran, after rare snowfall. AP
Pigeons in the snow at Tajrish Square in northern Tehran, Iran, after rare snowfall. AP
Women during the display of a holy relic at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, India. The event was part of prayers to mark 1,389 years since the death of the first Caliph of Islam, Abu Bakr. EPA
Women during the display of a holy relic at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, India. The event was part of prayers to mark 1,389 years since the death of the first Caliph of Islam, Abu Bakr. EPA
A frozen waterfall in the Drang area of Tangmarg, north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
A frozen waterfall in the Drang area of Tangmarg, north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
Barcelona's Sergio Busquets lifts the trophy after winning the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh. Reuters
Barcelona's Sergio Busquets lifts the trophy after winning the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh. Reuters
'Artificial Realities: Coral', a data sculpture by Turkish-born artist Refik Anadol, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
'Artificial Realities: Coral', a data sculpture by Turkish-born artist Refik Anadol, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
Jack Draper in action against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open in Melbourne. AP
Jack Draper in action against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open in Melbourne. AP
Palau-flagged ship MKK1 is towed free after running aground in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait. Reuters
Palau-flagged ship MKK1 is towed free after running aground in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from a train on a German floodplain to a cargo ship in the Bosphorus

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January 16, 2023

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Conflict, drought, famine

Estimates of the number of deaths caused by the famine range from 400,000 to 1 million, according to a document prepared for the UK House of Lords in 2024.
It has been claimed that the policies of the Ethiopian government, which took control after deposing Emperor Haile Selassie in a military-led revolution in 1974, contributed to the scale of the famine.
Dr Miriam Bradley, senior lecturer in humanitarian studies at the University of Manchester, has argued that, by the early 1980s, “several government policies combined to cause, rather than prevent, a famine which lasted from 1983 to 1985. Mengistu’s government imposed Stalinist-model agricultural policies involving forced collectivisation and villagisation [relocation of communities into planned villages].
The West became aware of the catastrophe through a series of BBC News reports by journalist Michael Buerk in October 1984 describing a “biblical famine” and containing graphic images of thousands of people, including children, facing starvation.

Band Aid

Bob Geldof, singer with the Irish rock group The Boomtown Rats, formed Band Aid in response to the horrific images shown in the news broadcasts.
With Midge Ure of the band Ultravox, he wrote the hit charity single Do They Know it’s Christmas in December 1984, featuring a string of high-profile musicians.
Following the single’s success, the idea to stage a rock concert evolved.
Live Aid was a series of simultaneous concerts that took place at Wembley Stadium in London, John F Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, the US, and at various other venues across the world.
The combined event was broadcast to an estimated worldwide audience of 1.5 billion.

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Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

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