Our world in photos: January 19

January 19, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

LONDON — Bare, dramatic protest of bear slaughter: PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) supporters, dressed in little more than bear masks and covered in bloody "arrow wounds" lie on a Union Jack flag as they hold a "die-in" near the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) headquarters to protest its support of the slaughter of Canadian black bears for purely ornamental bearskin caps in London, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Photo: Frank Augstein/AP

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<b>BELGRADE — Tradition and faith rule when searching for something in frigid waters, scantily clad:</b> Swimmers find the cross after it was retrieved from the Becmen Lake, near the village of Becmen, near Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Epiphany on January 19, following the old Julian calendar, with the traditional retrieving of crosses from the rivers and lakes.<br>Photo: Darko Vojinovic/AP — **BELGRADE — Tradition and faith rule when searching for something in frigid waters, scantily clad:** Swimmers find the cross after it was retrieved from the Becmen Lake, near the village of Becmen, near Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Epiphany on January 19, following the old Julian calendar, with the traditional retrieving of crosses from the rivers and lakes.
Photo: Darko Vojinovic/AP

<b>PARIS — A loud cheer comes from Florida — ‘White hair is back!’:</b> A model wears a creation for Comme Des Garcons as part of the Menswear ready-to-wear Fall-Winter 2024-2025 collection presented in Paris, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.<br>Photo: Christophe Ena/AP — **PARIS — A loud cheer comes from Florida — ‘White hair is back!’:** A model wears a creation for Comme Des Garcons as part of the Menswear ready-to-wear Fall-Winter 2024-2025 collection presented in Paris, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Photo: Christophe Ena/AP

<b>MELBOURNE — Biting the racket in hopes of soon biting the gold:</b> Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine bites her racket during her third round match against Elina Avanesyan of Russia at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.<br>Photo: Alessandra Tarantino/AP — **MELBOURNE — Biting the racket in hopes of soon biting the gold:** Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine bites her racket during her third round match against Elina Avanesyan of Russia at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Photo: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

<b>PORT-AU-PRINCE — Pyromaniacal protests:</b> A woman walks past burning tires set on fire by protesters to call attention to the country's insecurity and demanding the resignation of the prime minister, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.<br>Photo: Odelyn Joseph/AP — **PORT-AU-PRINCE — Pyromaniacal protests:** A woman walks past burning tires set on fire by protesters to call attention to the country’s insecurity and demanding the resignation of the prime minister, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.
Photo: Odelyn Joseph/AP

<b>SRI LANKA — ‘No drugs in here officer’:</b> Sri Lankan police officers detain and question a suspected drug offender during a search operation against narcotics in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.<br>Photo: Eranga Jayawardena/AP — **SRI LANKA — ‘No drugs in here officer’:** Sri Lankan police officers detain and question a suspected drug offender during a search operation against narcotics in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.
Photo: Eranga Jayawardena/AP

<b>QATAR — ‘Hmm… this usually works on bears’:</b> Iraq's Aymen Hussein celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Asian Cup Group C soccer match between Iraq and Japan at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.<br>Photo: Aijaz Rahi/AP — **QATAR — ‘Hmm… this usually works on bears’:** Iraq’s Aymen Hussein celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Asian Cup Group C soccer match between Iraq and Japan at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Photo: Aijaz Rahi/AP

<b>QATAR — ‘These shorts are just holding me back’:</b> Indonesia's Rafael William Struick, right, reacts during the Asian Cup Group D soccer match between Vietnam and Indonesia at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.<br>Photo: Hussein Sayed/AP — **QATAR — ‘These shorts are just holding me back’:** Indonesia’s Rafael William Struick, right, reacts during the Asian Cup Group D soccer match between Vietnam and Indonesia at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Photo: Hussein Sayed/AP

<b>PHILIPPINES — Nature’s revenge — more fatalities from heavy rains:</b> In this handout photo provided by the Municipality of Monkayo, rescuers retrieve the body of one of the victims after a landslide due to heavy rains at Monkayo town in Davao de Oro province, southern Philippines on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. A landslide set off by days of heavy rain buried a house in the southern Philippines where people were holding Christian prayers, killing multiple people, including children, and seriously injuring some others, a disaster-response official said.<br>Photo: Municipality of Monkayo via AP — **PHILIPPINES — Nature’s revenge — more fatalities from heavy rains:** In this handout photo provided by the Municipality of Monkayo, rescuers retrieve the body of one of the victims after a landslide due to heavy rains at Monkayo town in Davao de Oro province, southern Philippines on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. A landslide set off by days of heavy rain buried a house in the southern Philippines where people were holding Christian prayers, killing multiple people, including children, and seriously injuring some others, a disaster-response official said.
Photo: Municipality of Monkayo via AP

<b>MELBOURNE — A stretch worthy of comparison to ‘The Creation of Adam’:</b> Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand return to Sebastian Baez of Argentina during their third-round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.<br>Photo: Andy Wong/AP — **MELBOURNE — A stretch worthy of comparison to ‘The Creation of Adam’:** Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand return to Sebastian Baez of Argentina during their third-round match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.
Photo: Andy Wong/AP

QATAR — Jumping into position for the perfect headshot: Syria’s Ampntoul Rachman Oues fights for the ball against Australia’s Bruno Fornapoli during the Asian Cup Group B soccer match between Australia and Syria at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.
Photo: Hussein Sayed/AP