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Our world in photos: January 30

January 30, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff
SPAIN — The parade of an ancient carnival: A group of Joaldunak called Zanpantzar take part in the carnival between the Pyrenees villages of Ituren and Zubieta, northern Spain, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europe, dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) made up of residents of two towns, Ituren and Zubieta, parade the streets costumed in sandals, lace petticoats, sheepskins around the waist and shoulders, colored neckerchiefs, conical caps with ribbons and a hyssop of horsehair in their right hands and cowbells hung across their lower back.Photo: Alvaro Barrientos/AP
A group of Joaldunak called Zanpantzar, take part in the carnival between the Pyrenees villages of Ituren and Zubieta, northern Spain, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. In one of the most ancient carnivals in Europe, dating from before the Roman empire, companies of Joaldunak (cowbells) made up of residents of two towns, Ituren and Zubieta, parade the streets costumed in sandals, lace petticoats, sheepskins around the waist and shoulders, coloured neckerchiefs, conical caps with ribbons and a hyssop of horsehair in their right hands and cowbells hung across their lower back. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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FRANCE — Barricading in a beret: A farmer stands at a barricade as farmers block a highway Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in Jossigny, east of Paris. With protesting farmers camped out at barricades around Paris, France's government hoped to calm their anger with more concessions Tuesday to their complaints that growing and rearing food has become too difficult and not sufficiently lucrative.Photo: Christophe Ena/AP
FRANCE — Barricading in a beret: A farmer stands at a barricade as farmers block a highway Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in Jossigny, east of Paris. With protesting farmers camped out at barricades around Paris, France’s government hoped to calm their anger with more concessions Tuesday to their complaints that growing and rearing food has become too difficult and not sufficiently lucrative.
Photo: Christophe Ena/AP
QATAR — When it’s hard to face the facts: Thailand's Supachai Chaided is dejected at full time of the Asian Cup round of 16 soccer match between Uzbekistan and Thailand at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Uzbekistan won 2-1.Photo: Aijaz Rahi/AP
QATAR — When it’s hard to face the facts: Thailand’s Supachai Chaided is dejected at full time of the Asian Cup round of 16 soccer match between Uzbekistan and Thailand at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Uzbekistan won 2-1.
Photo: Aijaz Rahi/AP
SAN DIEGO — “Go where the food is… and go there often”: Two orcas surface near a fishing boat off of Point Loma on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in San Diego. The pod has been sighted in the waters off of Southern California since December 2023. Marine biologists believe that the orcas may stay around for a while due to the abundance of their preferred food, common dolphins.Photo: Denis Poroy/AP
SAN DIEGO — “Go where the food is… and go there often”: Two orcas surface near a fishing boat off of Point Loma on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in San Diego. The pod has been sighted in the waters off of Southern California since December 2023. Marine biologists believe that the orcas may stay around for a while due to the abundance of their preferred food, common dolphins.
Photo: Denis Poroy/AP
VENEZUELA — Not even the highest court will keep her from racing: Opposition coalition presidential hopeful Maria Corina Machado gives a press conference outside her campaign headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, days after the country's highest court upheld a ban on her presidential candidacy.Photo: Ariana Cubillos/AP
VENEZUELA — Not even the highest court will keep her from racing: Opposition coalition presidential hopeful Maria Corina Machado gives a press conference outside her campaign headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, days after the country’s highest court upheld a ban on her presidential candidacy.
Photo: Ariana Cubillos/AP
HOUSTON — ‘Did I just pull a dunk on LeBron?’: Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun, right, dunks in front of Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Houston.Photo: Michael Wyke/AP
HOUSTON — ‘Did I just pull a dunk on LeBron?’: Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun, right, dunks in front of Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Houston.
Photo: Michael Wyke/AP
GAZA — More bodies than resolutions — mass gravesite in a daily overwhelming war: Palestinians bury the bodies of people who were killed in fighting with Israel and returned to Gaza by the Israeli military during a mass funeral in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.Photo: Fatima Shbair/AP
GAZA — More bodies than resolutions — mass gravesite in a daily overwhelming war: Palestinians bury the bodies of people who were killed in fighting with Israel and returned to Gaza by the Israeli military during a mass funeral in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.
Photo: Fatima Shbair/AP
SRI LANKA — Hosing down stands of protest: A supporter of Sri Lanka's main opposition holds his shoes in his hands as police fire water cannons to disperse them during a protest rally against high taxes and increases in electricity and fuel charges in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.Photo: Eranga Jayawardena/AP
SRI LANKA — Hosing down stands of protest: A supporter of Sri Lanka’s main opposition holds his shoes in his hands as police fire water cannons to disperse them during a protest rally against high taxes and increases in electricity and fuel charges in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.
Photo: Eranga Jayawardena/AP

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