People in Caracas, Venezuela, raise their hands to show solidarity with opposition leader Juan Guaido, who was declaring himself the country's interim president on Wednesday, January 23. Massive crowds took to the streets of Venezuela on Wednesday to protest against President Nicolas Maduro and his government. Maduro began his second term earlier this month, but dozens of countries, including the United States and many of Venezuela's neighbors, have disputed the legitimacy of Maduro's presidency.
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US President Donald Trump, second from left, walks off a C-17 aircraft as the remains of four Americans are returned to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Saturday, January 19. The four Americans -- two service members, a defense contractor and a Department of Defense civilian -- were among those killed in a Syrian bomb attack last week.
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Thousands of demonstrators, including this woman in Washington, showed up in cities across the United States for the third year of women's marches on Saturday, January 19.
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People gather in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building to protest the government shutdown in Washington on Wednesday, January 23. Parts of the federal government shut down December 22 after the White House and Congress failed to reach a spending deal in an impasse over money for a border wall. On January 12, it became the longest government shutdown in US history.
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Central American migrants, on their way to the United States, walk in Tapanatepec, Mexico, at dusk on Monday, January 21.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walks with staff members after a Democratic caucus meeting in Washington on Wednesday, January 23. Pelosi and President Donald Trump have been at loggerheads for more than 33 days as the speaker and the President both refuse to budge on shutdown negotiations. Trump is demanding more than $5 billion for his wall along the southern border, and Pelosi is refusing to give him a cent.
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This photo, made with a telescope in Stedman, North Carolina, shows a rare lunar eclipse known as a super blood wolf moon on Monday, January 21. Lunar eclipses can occur only during a full moon, and this one was extra special because it was also a supermoon. A supermoon occurs when the moon is full and closest to Earth in orbit.
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Pope Francis, flanked by Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela and first lady Lorena Castillo, arrives at the foreign ministry headquarters in Panama City on Thursday, January 24. The Pope is in the country through the weekend.
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Former US President George W. Bush brings pizza to his Secret Service detail in this photo he posted to Instagram on Friday, January 18. In his post, Bush called for federal lawmakers to "put politics aside" and end the government shutdown. "@LauraWBush and I are grateful to our Secret Service personnel and the thousands of Federal employees who are working hard for our country without a paycheck," he wrote. "And we thank our fellow citizens who are supporting them. It's time for leaders on both sides to put politics aside, come together, and end this shutdown."
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Britain's Prince William, left, and broadcaster David Attenborough watch the screening of Attenborough's new documentary, "Our Planet," during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, January 22.
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Family members follow the flag-draped coffin of Natalie Corona, a 22-year-old police officer in Davis, California, who was fatally shot while responding to the site of a three-car crash on Thursday, January 10. Police say gunman Kevin Douglas Limbaugh, 48, rode up on a bicycle and opened fire on Corona. He was later found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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A dog yawns in New York during a press event Wednesday, January 23, for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The dog's breed, the Nederlandse Kooikerhondje, is one of two breeds that will be making their debut at the dog show this year.
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From left, US Vice President Mike Pence, US President Donald Trump and Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington on Monday, January 21. It was Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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German lawmakers attend a special parliament session in Berlin to celebrate 100 years of women's suffrage on Thursday, January 17.
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Paul Whelan, the US citizen accused of spying in Russia, speaks to his lawyers during his pretrial hearing on Tuesday, January 22. Whelan's bail was denied, and he will remain at a detention center in Moscow until at least February 28. His family rejects the accusation that he was a spy.
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A model presents a creation by Viktor & Rolf during a fashion show in Paris on Wednesday, January 23. The dress, one of several with slogans on them, reads "I'm not shy I just don't like you."
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US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, third from right, speaks to reporters as she walks out of the Senate Chamber on Thursday, January 24. The Senate held two votes on Thursday for opposing plans to end the government shutdown, but few members broke ranks.
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An elephant trainer holds an elephant's trunk during a circus festival in Monaco on Tuesday, January 22.
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French gendarmes clash with protesters during an anti-government demonstration in Angers, France, on Saturday, January 19.
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Members of India's Rail Suraksha Force march in New Delhi on Wednesday, January 23. It was a full dress rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade.
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Snow showers are illuminated by a camera flash as a person enters a building in Alexandria, Virginia, on Thursday, January 17. See last week in 20 photos
