Monday, January 22: Our World In Pictures

January 22, 2018 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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SWITZERLAND — Preparing for the World Economic Forum: An armed Swiss officer stands guard on the roof of a hotel near the Congress center, where the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum take place in Davos. The three-day meeting brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, chief executives and political leaders.

INDIA — Sounds of Fire Cause Alarm: Indian villagers run to safety as they react to sound of firing from the Pakistan side of the border in Jhiri on Monday. Officials say Indian and Pakistani soldiers have again targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir after a day’s lull, killing at least one civilian.

FRANCE — Speaking Out Against Trump: A woman shouts slogans during a gathering to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump in Paris on Sunday.

GREECE — Protesters Call for Country’s Renaming: Greek protesters wave flags and banners during a rally against the use of the term “Macedonia” for the northern neighboring country’s name, in Thessaloniki on Sunday. Greek authorities argue that the name Macedonia might suggest that Skopje has territorial claims to the northern Greek region of the same name with Thessaloniki as its capital, but recent talks have led to optimism for a solution.