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Our world in photos: January 29

January 29, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

RIO DE JANEIRO — A long way from Penzance — a pirate costume, another Carnival event: A reveler dressed as a pirate takes part in a pre-carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.Photo: Bruna Prado/AP

RIO DE JANEIRO — A long way from Penzance — a pirate costume, another Carnival event: A reveler dressed as a pirate takes part in a pre-carnival street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.
Photo: Bruna Prado/AP

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GAZA — Looking for a more peaceful city — refugees flee to avoid attacks directed at Hamas: Palestinians arrive in the southern Gaza town of Rafah after fleeing an Israeli ground and air offensive in the nearby city of Khan Younis on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Israel has expanded its offensive in Khan Younis, saying the city is a stronghold of the Hamas militant group.Photo: Fatima Shbair/AP — GAZA — Looking for a more peaceful city — refugees flee to avoid attacks directed at Hamas: Palestinians arrive in the southern Gaza town of Rafah after fleeing an Israeli ground and air offensive in the nearby city of Khan Younis on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Israel has expanded its offensive in Khan Younis, saying the city is a stronghold of the Hamas militant group.
Photo: Fatima Shbair/AP

BALTIMORE — A kiss for a winner — Taylor has a concert in Japan the night before the Superbowl in Vegas… but she says she’ll make it: Taylor Swift kisses Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after an AFC Championship NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. The Kansas City Chiefs won 17-10.Photo: Julio Cortez/AP — BALTIMORE — A kiss for a winner — Taylor has a concert in Japan the night before the Superbowl in Vegas… but she says she’ll make it: Taylor Swift kisses Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after an AFC Championship NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. The Kansas City Chiefs won 17-10.
Photo: Julio Cortez/AP

SANTA CLARA — ‘We’re going to the Superbowl in Vegas — but they might not let me wear these pants’: San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, middle left, celebrates with his wife, Claire, after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. Kittle and his wife will go up against tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in Vegas.Photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP — SANTA CLARA — ‘We’re going to the Superbowl in Vegas — but they might not let me wear these pants’: San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, middle left, celebrates with his wife, Claire, after the NFC Championship NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. Kittle and his wife will go up against tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in Vegas.
Photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP

PARAGUAY — Striking overhead view of toxic drainage into a river: People fish next to drainage that flows into the Paraguay River in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.Photo: Jorge Saenz/AP — PARAGUAY — Striking overhead view of toxic drainage into a river: People fish next to drainage that flows into the Paraguay River in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.
Photo: Jorge Saenz/AP

COLUMBUS — ‘Kids, this is no place to take a nap…’: Madison Chock and Evan Bates compete in championship ice dance at the U.S. figure skating championships on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.Photo: Sue Ogrocki/AP — COLUMBUS — ‘Kids, this is no place to take a nap…’: Madison Chock and Evan Bates compete in championship ice dance at the U.S. figure skating championships on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.
Photo: Sue Ogrocki/AP

MEXICO CITY — Bullfighting is back — people want the ceremony, the spectacle and the blood: A bullfighter performs at the Plaza Mexico in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. Bullfighting returned to Mexico City after the Supreme Court of Justice overturned a 2022 ban that prevented these events from taking place in the capital.Photo: Fernando Llano/AP — MEXICO CITY — Bullfighting is back — people want the ceremony, the spectacle and the blood: A bullfighter performs at the Plaza Mexico in Mexico City, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. Bullfighting returned to Mexico City after the Supreme Court of Justice overturned a 2022 ban that prevented these events from taking place in the capital.
Photo: Fernando Llano/AP

FLORIDA — That ‘clinking sound’ — recalling the words of the Sam Cooke classic ‘That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang’: Members of Brevard County's chain gang, prisoners convicted of non-violent misdemeanors, wear chains around their ankles as they pick up trash along a roadside, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Titusville, Fla. Participation in the chain gang, created by county Sheriff Wayne Ivey as a crime deterrent, is voluntary and sometimes has a waitlist to join.Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/AP — FLORIDA — That ‘clinking sound’ — recalling the words of the Sam Cooke classic ‘That’s the sound of the men working on the chain gang’: Members of Brevard County’s chain gang, prisoners convicted of non-violent misdemeanors, wear chains around their ankles as they pick up trash along a roadside, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, in Titusville, Fla. Participation in the chain gang, created by county Sheriff Wayne Ivey as a crime deterrent, is voluntary and sometimes has a waitlist to join.
Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/AP

ST. PETERSBURG — Allies in the reunification of former Soviet Republics: Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko shake hands during a meeting of the Union State Supreme Council in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.Photo: Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP — Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko shake hands during a meeting of the Union State Supreme Council in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)

LONDON — ‘I’m feeling much better, thank you’: Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla leave The London Clinic in central London, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. King Charles III was in hospital to receive treatment for an enlarged prostate.Photo: Alberto Pezzali/AP — LONDON — ‘I’m feeling much better, thank you’: Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla leave The London Clinic in central London, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. King Charles III was in hospital to receive treatment for an enlarged prostate.
Photo: Alberto Pezzali/AP

MUMBAI — Remembering the Holocaust all around the world: A delegate observes a moment of silence during a ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.Photo: Rafiq Maqbool/AP — MUMBAI — Remembering the Holocaust all around the world: A delegate observes a moment of silence during a ceremony to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.
Photo: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

VATICAN — Doing the work of the church, growing the flock: Pope Francis meets with employees of TV2000 e Radio InBlu in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.Photo: Gregorio Borgia/AP — VATICAN — Doing the work of the church, growing the flock: Pope Francis meets with employees of TV2000 e Radio InBlu in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.
Photo: Gregorio Borgia/AP

SAN DIEGO — Good thing about golf courses — they take care of the trees and the grass: Matthieu Pavon watches his tee shot on the third hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in San Diego.Photo: Gregory Bull/AP — SAN DIEGO — Good thing about golf courses — they take care of the trees and the grass: Matthieu Pavon watches his tee shot on the third hole of the South Course at Torrey Pines during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in San Diego.
Photo: Gregory Bull/AP

UTAH — No posted speed limits, but the fastest ones usually average 30 mph: Members of Japan's team pursuit compete during the women's team pursuit at the ISU World Cup speedskating event on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Kearns, Utah.Photo: Rick Bowmer/AP — UTAH — No posted speed limits, but the fastest ones usually average 30 mph: Members of Japan’s team pursuit compete during the women’s team pursuit at the ISU World Cup speedskating event on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in Kearns, Utah.
Photo: Rick Bowmer/AP

LIMA — Where’s Waldo? Look for the striped umbrella: Beachgoers crowd the Agua Dulce beach in Lima, Peru, on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.Photo: Martin Mejia/AP — LIMA — Where’s Waldo? Look for the striped umbrella: Beachgoers crowd the Agua Dulce beach in Lima, Peru, on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.
Photo: Martin Mejia/AP

BALTIMORE — ‘Woohoo, we’re going to Disney World — oops, I mean Vegas and the Superbowl’: Taylor Swift, left, and Donna Kelce watch the Kansas City Chiefs receive the Lamar Hunt trophy after an AFC Championship NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. The Kansas City Chiefs won 17-10.Photo: Julio Cortez/AP — BALTIMORE — ‘Woohoo, we’re going to Disney World — oops, I mean Vegas and the Superbowl’: Taylor Swift, left, and Donna Kelce watch the Kansas City Chiefs receive the Lamar Hunt trophy after an AFC Championship NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. The Kansas City Chiefs won 17-10.
Photo: Julio Cortez/AP

SANTA CLARA — ‘Now it’s me and Mahomes in Vegas on Feb. 11…’: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy celebrates with the trophy after their win against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship NFL football game in Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.Photo: Godofredo A. Vasquez/AP — SANTA CLARA — ‘Now it’s me and Mahomes in Vegas on Feb. 11…’: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy celebrates with the trophy after their win against the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship NFL football game in Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.
Photo: Godofredo A. Vasquez/AP

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