Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg stands and faces the audience as he testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U. S. Capitol in Washington, U. S. , January 31, 2024. REUTERS / Evelyn Hockstein
Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg stands and faces the audience as he testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U. S. Capitol in Washington, U. S. , January 31, 2024. REUTERS / Evelyn Hockstein
People mourn as they collect the bodies of friends and relatives killed in in Rafah, Gaza. Getty Images
People mourn as they collect the bodies of friends and relatives killed in in Rafah, Gaza. Getty Images
An oil spill pollutes a stream near Qamishli in Syria's north-eastern provice of Hasakah. AFP
An oil spill pollutes a stream near Qamishli in Syria's north-eastern provice of Hasakah. AFP
Demonstrators clash with police outside the Argentinian National Congress during a debate on President Javier Milei’s 'omnibus' reform bill, in Buenos Aires. AFP
Demonstrators clash with police outside the Argentinian National Congress during a debate on President Javier Milei’s 'omnibus' reform bill, in Buenos Aires. AFP
Workers transport sacks of vegetables on their bicycles at a wholesale market in Mumbai. AFP
Workers transport sacks of vegetables on their bicycles at a wholesale market in Mumbai. AFP
Ukrainian former prisoners of war react following a prisoner exchange with Russia at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. AFP
Ukrainian former prisoners of war react following a prisoner exchange with Russia at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. AFP
Texas National Guard members watch migrants' belongings burning on a razor wire fence at the US border, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters
Texas National Guard members watch migrants' belongings burning on a razor wire fence at the US border, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters
An almost empty street during a 'silent strike' to mark the third anniversary of the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP
An almost empty street during a 'silent strike' to mark the third anniversary of the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP
A man clears a house roof after the first snowfall of winter on the outskirts of Srinagar, in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. AFP
A man clears a house roof after the first snowfall of winter on the outskirts of Srinagar, in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. AFP

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