• Elon Musk takes part in a private visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau with European Jewish Association (EJA) Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Ben Shapiro and Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev in Oswiecim, Poland January 22, 2024. European Jewish Association/Yoav Dudkevitch/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY MANDATORY CREDIT NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Elon Musk takes part in a private visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau with European Jewish Association (EJA) Chairman Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Ben Shapiro and Holocaust survivor Gidon Lev in Oswiecim, Poland January 22, 2024. European Jewish Association/Yoav Dudkevitch/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY MANDATORY CREDIT NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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    Residents look out of broken windows after a rocket attack in Kyiv. EPA
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    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reuters
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    An honour guard prepares for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's visit at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
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    High-adrenalin action from the Big Wave Challenge at Praia do Norte in Nazare, northern Portugal. AFP
  • Farmers block a motorway near Albon, south-eastern France, protesting over what they see as excessive financial fees, environmental protection rules and insufficient prices for their produce. AFP
    Farmers block a motorway near Albon, south-eastern France, protesting over what they see as excessive financial fees, environmental protection rules and insufficient prices for their produce. AFP
  • Rescuers search for missing people a day after a landslide hit Liangshui village in south-western China's Yunnan province. AFP
    Rescuers search for missing people a day after a landslide hit Liangshui village in south-western China's Yunnan province. AFP
  • Tennis star Novak Djokovic poses for selfies after beating Taylor Fritz in the Australian Open quarter-finals in Melbourne. AFP
    Tennis star Novak Djokovic poses for selfies after beating Taylor Fritz in the Australian Open quarter-finals in Melbourne. AFP
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    Models present creations for Chanel at the Women's Haute-Couture Spring/Summer 2024 Fashion Week in Paris. AFP

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