Oxfordshire, UK
The River Thames floods the surrounding pathways and fields in Henley-on-Thames
Photograph: Geoff Swaine/Rex/Shutterstock

Derby, UK
People enjoying the fresh snowfall in the wintry weather in Darley Park
Photograph: Jacob King/PA

Kent, UK
Police and port security officials stop cars and lorries and check their paperwork before letting them enter France at the port of Dover
Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

Harbin, China
The 22nd Harbin Ice and Snow World opens officially, showing ice and snow wonders to tourists from all over the world in Songbei. Heilongjiang province
Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

Chittagong, Bangladesh
Rohingya refugees sit on a Bangladesh navy ship as they are relocated to the flood-prone island of Bhashan Char in the Bay of Bengal
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Hawaii, US
The continuing eruption in the Halema’uma’u crater at Kilauea volcano. At approximately 4.30am HST on 28 December, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) field crews measured the lava lake as 179 metres deep. The Halema’uma’u crater erupted on 20 December after a 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit the south flank of the volcano
Photograph: D Downs/USGS handout/EPA

Lesconil, France
A big wave crashes on a pier in front of a house in western France as Storm Bella caused torrential rain and heavy winds in much of France
Photograph: Loïc Venance/AFP/Getty Images

Beijing, China
Frozen waterfalls in Shenquanxia scenic area in Mentougou District of Beijing
Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

New York, US
A pedestrian makes his way across a lightly trafficked intersection in Times Square. While there will be a ball drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, it will be primarily for TV cameras as the usual tightly packed crowds of revellers will not be permitted due to the pandemic
Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

Calgary, Canada
A couple wearing masks walk past a mural of a mother and child
Photograph: Canadian Press/REX/Shutterstock

Washington, DC
The Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, walks from the House floor to her office on Capitol Hill. The House is voting on a measure to increase direct stimulus payments to Americans to $2,000 each
Photograph: Ken Cedeno/Rex/Shutterstock

Ohio, US
A woman holds a Black Lives Matter flag as she participates in a call to action at a White People Stop Calling the Cops on Black People protest hosted by Showing Up for Racial Justice Columbus (SURJ) in front of the house of the neighbour who called the police on Andre Hill the night he was shot and killed in Columbus, Ohio. A white police officer who shot dead a Black man in Columbus, Ohio, last week was fired city officials said
Photograph: Stephen Zenner/AFP/Getty Images

Bangkok, Thailand
A child wearing a protective facemask runs on a sidewalk marked for social distancing in front of a Buddhist shrine
Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images

Brisbane, Australia
Roar fans show their support during the A-League match between the Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City at Dolphin Stadium
Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

Tehran, Iran
A health worker prepares an injection for a woman during the first trial phase of a locally made Iranian vaccine for Covid-19 disease in Iran’s capital
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images


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