Amsterdam, Netherlands The Bust, painted by Rembrandt van Rijn, is unpacked by the Hermitage Museum. More than 30 paintings from The Leiden Collection are due to arrive in Amsterdam. Under the title Rembrandt and contemporaries, these pieces will be exhibited to the public from February to the end of August Read More »
Milwaukee, US A newly designed bobblehead cutout of recently elected Republican congressman from New York, George Santos (below centre), is displayed at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum on in Wisconsin Read More »
Gaza City, Gaza Strip A Palestinian schoolgirl holds a copy of the Qur’an during a protest against the burning of the book in Sweden. The leader of the far-right Danish political party Stram Kurs, Rasmus Paludan, burned a copy during a protest in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on 21 January Read More »
Tokyo, Japan Emperor Naruhito (C) takes part in the opening ceremony of an ordinary session of the Diet, the country’s parliament, at the National Diet building Read More »
Glendoe, Scotland A 12 feet-wide bronze golden eagle sculpture, crafted by artist Tom Mackie Read More »
Gilroy, US A house is partially submerged by floodwaters in California. Storms have recently killed 12 people in western US Read More »
Leeds, England The British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, greets patients as he meets members of a multi-disciplinary team who provide virtual care at the Rutland Lodge healthcare centre Read More »
Tokyo, Japan A sushi restaurant staff member holds the cut tail of the auctioned 212kg bluefin tuna after the first auction of the new year at Toyosu market. Yukitaka Yamaguchi, president of the company operating the Sushi Ginza Onodera restaurants, secured the tuna with a bid of almost €257,000 (36m Japanese Yen). Read More »