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Our world in photos: February 1

February 1, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff
HAITI — Carrying loved ones to safety: A resident carries an elderly man on his back as they flee their home to avoid clashes between armed gangs in the Pernier district of Petion-Ville, Haiti, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.Photo: Odelyn Joseph/AP
HAITI — Carrying loved ones to safety: A resident carries an elderly man on his back as they flee their home to avoid clashes between armed gangs in the Pernier district of Petion-Ville, Haiti, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.
Photo: Odelyn Joseph/AP
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PARAGUAY — Drainage disaster: Sewage from a residential area and industrial waste drain into the Paraguay River, where a person fishes in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.Photo: Jorge Saenz/AP
PARAGUAY — Drainage disaster: Sewage from a residential area and industrial waste drain into the Paraguay River, where a person fishes in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.
Photo: Jorge Saenz/AP
LONDON — Fearless in the face of trial: Environmental activist Greta Thunberg leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Climate activist Greta Thunberg is on trial for protesting outside a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year.Photo: Kin Cheung/AP
LONDON — Fearless in the face of trial: Environmental activist Greta Thunberg leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Climate activist Greta Thunberg is on trial for protesting outside a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year.
Photo: Kin Cheung/AP
INDIA — Everyone does what they can to hold on a little longer and make ends meet: A rickshaw puller transports a load at a wholesale market in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. India’s finance minister unveiled on Thursday a short-term budget to meet government expenditures until national elections are held by May.Photo: Mahesh Kumar A./AP
INDIA — Everyone does what they can to hold on a little longer and make ends meet: A rickshaw puller transports a load at a wholesale market in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. India’s finance minister unveiled on Thursday a short-term budget to meet government expenditures until national elections are held by May.
Photo: Mahesh Kumar A./AP
LONDON — Kew Gardens queuing up before spring: Members of staff from Kew Gardens adjust displays of Orchids ahead of the opening to the public of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. The festival, which is open from Feb. 3 to March 3, features thousands of colorful orchids and hundreds of other tropical plants — horticultural displays all hand-crafted from plants, including lemurs, chameleons and the enigmatic aye-aye.Photo: Alastair Grant/AP
LONDON — Kew Gardens queuing up before spring: Members of staff from Kew Gardens adjust displays of Orchids ahead of the opening to the public of the Orchid Festival at Kew Gardens in London, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. The festival, which is open from Feb. 3 to March 3, features thousands of colorful orchids and hundreds of other tropical plants — horticultural displays all hand-crafted from plants, including lemurs, chameleons and the enigmatic aye-aye.
Photo: Alastair Grant/AP
BRUSSELS — The fury of farmers in financial crisis: Farmers burn straw and tires during a protest outside the European Parliament as European leaders meet for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. European Union leaders meet in Brussels for a one-day summit to discuss the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, including support for Ukraine.Photo: Thomas Padilla/AP
BRUSSELS — The fury of farmers in financial crisis: Farmers burn straw and tires during a protest outside the European Parliament as European leaders meet for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. European Union leaders meet in Brussels for a one-day summit to discuss the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027, including support for Ukraine.
Photo: Thomas Padilla/AP
CALIFORNIA — Seeking treasures ahead of the storm: Josh Snider searches for metals with a metal detector on the edge of the beach ahead of storms, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Ventura, CA. The first of two back-to-back atmospheric rivers slowly pushed into California on Wednesday, triggering statewide storm preparations and calls for people to get ready for potential flooding, heavy snow and damaging winds.Photo: Damian Dovarganes/AP
CALIFORNIA — Seeking treasures ahead of the storm: Josh Snider searches for metals with a metal detector on the edge of the beach ahead of storms, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Ventura, CA. The first of two back-to-back atmospheric rivers slowly pushed into California on Wednesday, triggering statewide storm preparations and calls for people to get ready for potential flooding, heavy snow and damaging winds.
Photo: Damian Dovarganes/AP
LISBON — The no-hands rule means you might end up with some cleats in your face: Benfica's Jessica Silva, right, fights for the ball with Barcelona's Ingrid Syrstad Engen during the women's Champions League group A soccer match between SL Benfica and FC Barcelona at the Benfica Campus in Seixal, outside Lisbon, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.Photo: Armando Franca/AP
LISBON — The no-hands rule means you might end up with some cleats in your face: Benfica’s Jessica Silva, right, fights for the ball with Barcelona’s Ingrid Syrstad Engen during the women’s Champions League group A soccer match between SL Benfica and FC Barcelona at the Benfica Campus in Seixal, outside Lisbon, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.
Photo: Armando Franca/AP

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