Athletes in training ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympic games, and more from around the world
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.
Simone Deromedis of Team Italy participates in Men's Freestyle Skiing Ski Cross Training on day minus three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 03, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Iranian pro-government supporters burn pictures of US President Donald Trump during a Iranian pro-government rally held outside the U.S. consulate on February 01, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. Protests that began in Tehran on December 28 over worsening economic conditions escalated into one of the deadliest anti-government uprisings in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iranian authorities say at least 3,117 people were killed, while human rights groups estimate the toll could reach 10,000 or more and warn it may rise once internet blackouts are lifted. U.S. President Donald Trump has sent an armada of U.S. warships toward Iran and warned Tehran that time was running out to negotiate a deal on its nuclear program. Donald Trump said Iran was in "serious discussions" following the build-up of US military forces nearby, as Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned any attack would spark a regional conflict. (Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images) A protester points a toy gun at a person disguised with a mask of U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest in support of Nicolas Maduro outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico on February 03, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured in Caracas in the early hours of January 3 by U.S. special forces. (Photo: Mariana Maytorena/ObturadorMX/Getty Images) In an aerial view protesters stage a march calling for an end to taxpayer spending on ICE and demanding a moratorium on evictions on January 31, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. People continued to protest the deaths of Renee Good on January 7 and Alex Pretti on January 24 by federal immigration agents. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) A banner reading "ICE OUT OF MN" hangs on the side of Wrecktangle Pizza on February 2, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests continue calling for an end to immigration raids in the Twin Cities, which have already resulted in the deaths of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, on January 24th, and Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three children, on January 7th. (Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (R) and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (L) listen as President Donald Trump announces the creation of the U.S. strategic critical minerals reserve during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on February 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump, who was joined by manufacturing leaders, administration officials and lawmakers, announced the creation of “Project Vault,” a strategic reserve of rare earth minerals to help protect American manufacturers against potential supply chain disruptions. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters and members of the media at Mar-a-Lago on February 1, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump is attending the wedding of Dan Scavino, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, and Erin Elmore, the Department of State Director of Art in Embassies, at Mar-a-Lago. (Photo: Al Drago/Getty Images) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stands with carnival pairs representing carnival associations nationwide on February 03, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. Germany's traditional carnival season is kicking off soon and will culminate on Rose Monday on February 16. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Malaysian Hindu devotees carry milk pots and kavadis as they climb the steps to Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on February 01, 2026 in Selangor, Malaysia. The annual Hindu festival commemorates the moment when Lord Murugan received the sacred spear (vel) from Goddess Parvati, signifying the victory of good over evil. Devotees make the pilgrimage to Batu Caves bearing kavadi (ornate ceremonial burdens) and milk pots as offerings, while others undergo ritual body piercings as acts of penance and spiritual devotion. (Photo: Annice Lyn/Getty Images) Military forces participate in the ceremony marking Khomeini's entry into Iran at the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in south Tehran on February 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iranians are marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the return of Ayatollah Khomeini from exile and culminated in the ousting of the Western-backed Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Commemorative events are taking place amid the backdrop of rising tensions with the United States, as US President Donald Trump threatens military action over Iran's nuclear ambitions and deadly crackdown on recent anti-government protests. (Photo: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images) Lanterns illuminated with decorative Chinese zodiac animals as a woman arrives at Kwai Chai Hong, a heritage revival back alley in Chinatown, on January 29, 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The “Guardians of Legacy” Chinese New Year art installation features twelve sculptural Zodiac Guardians, with the horse guardian marking the Year of the Horse in the 2026 Chinese New Year celebrations. (Photo: Annice Lyn/Getty Images) Tamils during the 2026 Kavadi Festival at Laudium on February 01, 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. The festival is a powerful celebration of devotion, unity, and Tamil heritage, bringing together the South African Tamil community in a vibrant expression of faith, culture, and shared identity (Photo: Gallo Images/Manash Jyoti Das) Masked dancers hang from a balloon in St. Mark's Square during the Bridgerton Carnival Grand Ball organized by the City of Venice and Netflix on January 31, 2026 in Venice, Italy. The Venice Carnival 2026, scheduled from January 31 to February 17, celebrates the Olympic year with a theme that intertwines history, art, and sport, in a tribute to the universal power of play and challenge. (Photo: Stefano Mazzola/Getty Images) A kid performs Bian Lian, a Chinese art of face changing, during a Li Chun (Beginning of Spring) cultural event at the Ancient Observatory in Beijing, China, 04 February 2026. Li Chun is a solar term marking the start of spring. Meanwhile, the Lunar New Year follows the lunar calendar, and this year marks the Year of the Horse. (Photo: EPA/ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES) Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall, Vatican City, 04 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/ETTORE FERRARI) A view of atmosphere during the "Scream 7" x Meta Creator Event at Paramount Pictures Studios on February 03, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures) (L-R) Blake Wilkins and Andrew Baron, who are Redline Iguana Removal trappers, unload cold-stunned as well as dead green iguanas from the back of a pickup truck after they collected them during a cold spell on February 02, 2026, in Hollywood, Florida. South Florida has seen back-to-back nights of overnight temperatures in the mid-thirties. The cold-blooded invasive species fall from trees when temperatures get too low. Blake Wilkins, a trapper for Redline Iguana Removal, said in the last two days, they have collected about 2500 iguanas, and he has never seen anything like it in his years of trapping. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images) In an aerial view, demonstrators spell out an SOS signal of distress on a frozen Lake BdeMaka Ska on January 30, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protesters marched through downtown to protest the deaths of Renee Good on January 7, and Alex Pretti on January 24 by federal immigration agents. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images) Snow settles on the hat of an attendee during an Olympic Village Cortina Media Day on day minus three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games on February 03, 2026 in Cortina, Italy. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images) Local residents go about their daily life as preparations continue for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on February 04, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud of Team Canada train on day minus two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 04, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Andy Cheung/Getty Images) Members of the public take a selfie in front of the Olympic Rings outside the Olympic Snow Park Venue on February 02, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images) Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates his victory in the Men's Singles Final against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during day 15 of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on February 01, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo: Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Niels Vink of the Netherlands celebrates his victory in the Quad Wheelchair Singles Final against Sam Schroder of the Netherlands during day 14 of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 31, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo: Kelly Defina/Getty Images)
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259386940_148340.jpg "Iranian pro-government supporters burn pictures of US President Donald Trump during a Iranian pro-government rally held outside the U.S. consulate on February 01, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. Protests that began in Tehran on December 28 over worsening economic conditions escalated into one of the deadliest anti-government uprisings in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iranian authorities say at least 3,117 people were killed, while human rights groups estimate the toll could reach 10,000 or more and warn it may rise once internet blackouts are lifted. U.S. President Donald Trump has sent an armada of U.S. warships toward Iran and warned Tehran that time was running out to negotiate a deal on its nuclear program. Donald Trump said Iran was in \"serious discussions\" following the build-up of US military forces nearby, as Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned any attack would spark a regional conflict. (Photo: Burak Kara/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259782068_100032.jpg "A protester points a toy gun at a person disguised with a mask of U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest in support of Nicolas Maduro outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico on February 03, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured in Caracas in the early hours of January 3 by U.S. special forces. (Photo: Mariana Maytorena/ObturadorMX/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259291955_318721.jpg "In an aerial view protesters stage a march calling for an end to taxpayer spending on ICE and demanding a moratorium on evictions on January 31, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. People continued to protest the deaths of Renee Good on January 7 and Alex Pretti on January 24 by federal immigration agents. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259096713_684658.jpg "A banner reading \"ICE OUT OF MN\" hangs on the side of Wrecktangle Pizza on February 2, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests continue calling for an end to immigration raids in the Twin Cities, which have already resulted in the deaths of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, on January 24th, and Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three children, on January 7th. (Photo: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259649108_941269.jpg "White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (R) and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt (L) listen as President Donald Trump announces the creation of the U.S. strategic critical minerals reserve during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on February 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump, who was joined by manufacturing leaders, administration officials and lawmakers, announced the creation of “Project Vault,” a strategic reserve of rare earth minerals to help protect American manufacturers against potential supply chain disruptions. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2258839411_416666.jpg "U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters and members of the media at Mar-a-Lago on February 1, 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump is attending the wedding of Dan Scavino, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, and Erin Elmore, the Department of State Director of Art in Embassies, at Mar-a-Lago. (Photo: Al Drago/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259700242_386761.jpg "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stands with carnival pairs representing carnival associations nationwide on February 03, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. Germany's traditional carnival season is kicking off soon and will culminate on Rose Monday on February 16. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259330990_813706.jpg "Malaysian Hindu devotees carry milk pots and kavadis as they climb the steps to Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on February 01, 2026 in Selangor, Malaysia. The annual Hindu festival commemorates the moment when Lord Murugan received the sacred spear (vel) from Goddess Parvati, signifying the victory of good over evil. Devotees make the pilgrimage to Batu Caves bearing kavadi (ornate ceremonial burdens) and milk pots as offerings, while others undergo ritual body piercings as acts of penance and spiritual devotion. (Photo: Annice Lyn/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259376936_844323.jpg "Military forces participate in the ceremony marking Khomeini's entry into Iran at the shrine of Ayatollah Khomeini in south Tehran on February 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Iranians are marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the return of Ayatollah Khomeini from exile and culminated in the ousting of the Western-backed Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Commemorative events are taking place amid the backdrop of rising tensions with the United States, as US President Donald Trump threatens military action over Iran's nuclear ambitions and deadly crackdown on recent anti-government protests. (Photo: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2258866634_298187.jpg "Lanterns illuminated with decorative Chinese zodiac animals as a woman arrives at Kwai Chai Hong, a heritage revival back alley in Chinatown, on January 29, 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The “Guardians of Legacy” Chinese New Year art installation features twelve sculptural Zodiac Guardians, with the horse guardian marking the Year of the Horse in the 2026 Chinese New Year celebrations. (Photo: Annice Lyn/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/ED_594298_608111.jpg "Tamils during the 2026 Kavadi Festival at Laudium on February 01, 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. The festival is a powerful celebration of devotion, unity, and Tamil heritage, bringing together the South African Tamil community in a vibrant expression of faith, culture, and shared identity (Photo: Gallo Images/Manash Jyoti Das)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259272732_952856.jpg "Masked dancers hang from a balloon in St. Mark's Square during the Bridgerton Carnival Grand Ball organized by the City of Venice and Netflix on January 31, 2026 in Venice, Italy. The Venice Carnival 2026, scheduled from January 31 to February 17, celebrates the Olympic year with a theme that intertwines history, art, and sport, in a tribute to the universal power of play and challenge. (Photo: Stefano Mazzola/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13704094_430697.jpg "A kid performs Bian Lian, a Chinese art of face changing, during a Li Chun (Beginning of Spring) cultural event at the Ancient Observatory in Beijing, China, 04 February 2026. Li Chun is a solar term marking the start of spring. Meanwhile, the Lunar New Year follows the lunar calendar, and this year marks the Year of the Horse. (Photo: EPA/ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES)")
/file/attachments/orphans/13704341_609635.jpg "Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall, Vatican City, 04 February 2026. (Photo: EPA/ETTORE FERRARI)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259817242_460212.jpg "A view of atmosphere during the \"Scream 7\" x Meta Creator Event at Paramount Pictures Studios on February 03, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259618389_524012.jpg "(L-R) Blake Wilkins and Andrew Baron, who are Redline Iguana Removal trappers, unload cold-stunned as well as dead green iguanas from the back of a pickup truck after they collected them during a cold spell on February 02, 2026, in Hollywood, Florida. South Florida has seen back-to-back nights of overnight temperatures in the mid-thirties. The cold-blooded invasive species fall from trees when temperatures get too low. Blake Wilkins, a trapper for Redline Iguana Removal, said in the last two days, they have collected about 2500 iguanas, and he has never seen anything like it in his years of trapping. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259130617_707794.jpg "In an aerial view, demonstrators spell out an SOS signal of distress on a frozen Lake BdeMaka Ska on January 30, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protesters marched through downtown to protest the deaths of Renee Good on January 7, and Alex Pretti on January 24 by federal immigration agents. (Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259752137_885398.jpg "Snow settles on the hat of an attendee during an Olympic Village Cortina Media Day on day minus three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games on February 03, 2026 in Cortina, Italy. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259852001_248622.jpg "Local residents go about their daily life as preparations continue for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics on February 04, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259905487_919748.jpg "Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud of Team Canada train on day minus two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 04, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo: Andy Cheung/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259586512_607875.jpg "Members of the public take a selfie in front of the Olympic Rings outside the Olympic Snow Park Venue on February 02, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259370757_762457.jpg "Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates his victory in the Men's Singles Final against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during day 15 of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on February 01, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo: Kelly Defina/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2259156764_339205.jpg "Niels Vink of the Netherlands celebrates his victory in the Quad Wheelchair Singles Final against Sam Schroder of the Netherlands during day 14 of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 31, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo: Kelly Defina/Getty Images)")
Simone Deromedis of Team Italy participates in Men's Freestyle Skiing Ski Cross Training on day minus three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 03, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)