Chicago, Jan. 30

As a polar vortex gripped the land, sea smoke rose from Lake Michigan, a result of extremely cold air blowing over warmer water.

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Angers, France, Jan. 19

The police responded to another round of the Yellow Vests’ antigovernment protests.

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Queensland, Australia, Jan. 16

Tourists watched the Sheep Shearing and Ram Parade at Paradise Country farm experience theme park.

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Choloma, Honduras, Jan. 18

Denis Daniel Flores Carranza, 9, at the grave of his sister, who was only 14 when she was murdered. Honduras is one of the world’s deadliest places for women.

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Moscow, Feb. 26

Schoolgirls reflected on “The Morning of the Streltsy Execution” by the Russian painter Vasily Surikov, on display at the Tretyakov Gallery.

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Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 22

Recruits on Day 1 of the Crucible, the grueling 54-hour training exercise that is the final test before they officially become Marines.

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Villa del Rosario, Colombia, Feb. 23

Protesters on the Simón Bolívar bridge linking Venezuela and Colombia. Skirmishes erupted after foreign aid trucks were blocked by armed loyalists of President Nicolás Maduro.

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Stockholm, Feb. 15

Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate activist, skipped school to protest at the Swedish Parliament.

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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 28

Kyrgyz guards of honor after a ceremony opening a state visit between President Sooronbai Jeenbekov and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to discuss military and economic cooperation.

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Near Bishoftu, Ethiopia, March 12

Aviation officials prayed at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines crash. The Boeing 737 Max 8 went down shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board.

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