Our world in photos: January 17
Brooklyn Eagle Staff
January 17, 2025
MALAYSIA — Nature’s revenge — brief fun in a sad, polluted pool: Children wade through flood water outside their home in Tumpat, outskirts of Kota Bahru, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Monsoon rains are blamed for severe floods that killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand officials told the Associated Press on Tuesday.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said five days of heavier-than-expected rain that battered the country’s east coast last week equated to the rainfall of the past six months. The floods also submerged large tracts of rice fields, causing millions of dollars in losses to farmers.
Prime Minister Anwar told Parliament Tuesday that infrastructure repairs would cost an estimated 1 billion ringgit ($224 million) and that the government will consider compensation for those who lost assets.
BEIJING — A brief glimpse of repose in a Chinese shopping mall: A woman lies on the colorful art display cushions at a luxury shopping mall in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
SOUTH KOREA — Martial law in South Korea called when anti-government forces were suspected of North Korean influence: People watch a TV screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s televised briefing at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. President Yoon, who declared martial law as a way to crack down on what he views as “anti-state forces,” later lifted the motion early Wednesday morning Seoul time, after the nation’s parliament, in a bipartisan vote, overrode martial law, thus rejecting military rule. President Yoon formally lifted the measure around 4:30 a.m. during a Cabinet meeting. (Seoul is 14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.)
Martial law involves the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule and is usually invoked in times of war, rebellion, or natural disaster.
LONDON — Barbadian beauty with a billion-dollar voice: Rihanna poses for photographers upon arrival at the Fashion Awards 2024 on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in London. The 36-year-old Rihanna is already worth $1.4 billion, according to Forbes. She is considered the “best-selling digital artist of all time … with over 100 million gold & platinum song certifications” and is an eight-time Grammy award winner.
Her date at the Fashion Awards, A$AP Rocky, also turned heads. He was honored with the Cultural Innovator Award.
SYRIA — With Russian military support, Syria’s Ba’athist government puts down protestors with weapons of war: A woman mourns outside the hospital after an airstrike killed several people, including children, during an airstrike on a camp for internally displaced people in Maarat Misreen, north of Idlib, Syria, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, Syrian and Russian warplanes launched 420 airstrikes on rebel-held areas, including Idlib and Aleppo, on Monday. The protracted civil war in Syria began in 2011 after an uprising against President Bashar Assad’s rule. Five foreign powers have a military presence in the country. Russia and Iran are known to be backing pro-government forces, while the United States and U.S.-backed fighters oppose Assad.
The latter group controls more than a third of Syrian territory; Israel has controlled the Golan Heights since 1967.
TBILISI — Demonstrators continue to support European Union alliance for Georgia: Demonstrators stand atop a tomb under running water from a water cannon during a protest against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union outside the parliament’s building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.
One assertive woman protester confronted the police and tried to break through the riot cordon, the AP reported. There was no word on whether she was arrested.
LONDON — ‘Okay, fellas, knives out. Straight line!’ Soldiers line up for the arrival of the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. King Charles III formally welcomed the Emir of Qatar as part of the latter head of state’s two-day visit to the UK, the AP reported. The Emir, educated in Great Britain, is scheduled on Wednesday, Dec. 4, to visit the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Berkshire, where he once studied. There, he will meet with past classmates and current Qatari cadets. Later on Wednesday, he is scheduled for a bilateral meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing St.
However, Queen Camilla was absent from this diplomatic event, as doctors have urged her to recover first from a chest infection which, on Tuesday, she disclosed had been a form of pneumonia.
DENVER — Nice view of two synchronous football strides: Denver Broncos linebacker Nik Bonitto (15) picks off a pass intended for Cleveland Browns tight end Jordan Akins (88) and returns the ball 71-yards for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in Denver. The home team won 41-32.
The Browns have been suffering through a disappointing season record, according to The Athletic. The Browns have yet to make it to the Super Bowl.
ATLANTA — A new hazard in b-ball — distracted by tats: Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher (10) shoots against New Orleans Pelicans center Daniel Theis (10) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in Atlanta.
The Hawks won 124-112 over the Pelicans.
One former Atlanta Hawk star, Paul Millsap, recently announced his retirement from the NBA. He made All-Star appearances for each of his four years with the Atlanta Hawks. Now 39, Millsap also played for the Brooklyn Nets at one point, according to The Athletic.
LONDON — Brief glimpse of royals about to engage in diplomacy with Qatar: Britain’s Kate, Princess of Wales and Prince William sit in a carriage after welcoming the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. One of the most popular royals, the Princess of Wales, was on hand to ensure the success of a state visit by the leader of a key ally, even as she recovers from cancer treatment, the AP reported.
However, The Princess of Wales will not attend Tuesday night’s banquet at Buckingham Palace, as that event is geared toward VIPs with cultural and diplomatic ties to Great Britain.
