Kenyan security forces help people escape after a bomb blast at the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi on Jan. 15. A huge blast followed by a gun battle rocked the upmarket hotel and office complex, killing at least 21 in an attack claimed by the al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab Islamist group.

A protester burns a flare during an anti-government demonstration called by the Yellow Vests movement in Nantes, western France, on Jan. 12. Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched in cities across the country in a fresh round of protests against the president, accused of ignoring the plight of millions of people struggling to make ends meet.

An Afghan woman sits next to a wounded child after receiving treatment at Indira Gandhi Children's Hospital following a powerful truck bomb attack in Kabul on Jan. 15. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack that killed at least four people and wounded more than 100.

Students clash with riot police during a demonstration in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on Jan. 14. Teachers rallied for the withdrawal of a legislation making changes to the way educators are appointed in the public school system in Greece.

Pro-European Union supporters celebrate outside Westminster in London on Jan. 15, after an overwhelming vote against the government’s Brexit deal.

Attendees take their seats, covered in placards, at a political rally called “Let’s Go WTO,” hosted by the pro-Brexit lobby group Leave Means Leave, in London on Jan. 17.

Special operations forces protect people at the scene of the explosion at a hotel complex in Nairobi’s Westlands suburb on Jan. 15.

A Turkish-backed Syrian fighter sits atop an armored vehicle as he takes part in a training maneuver near the town of Tal Hajar, close to areas controlled by a Kurdish-led coalition, on Jan. 16.

South Korean military conscripts wear face masks to protect themselves against a wave of fine dust that hit the Korean Peninsula during their entrance ceremony at the Army Training Center in Nonsan on Jan. 14.

Supporters of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian President Vladimir Putin wait for their arrival in front of Belgrade’s Saint Sava Church on Jan. 17. Putin called for stability in the Balkans during a pageantry-filled visit to Serbia.

Indian participants try to control a bull at Jallikattu, the annual bull-taming event, in Palamedu village in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Jan. 16. Dozens of young men were injured on the first day of the traditional festival.

Spain’s Rafael Nadal signs autographs after his victory against Australia’s Matthew Ebden during their men’s singles match on day three of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 16.

Protesters sing during a demonstration outside the Zimbabwean Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on Jan. 16, following the announcement of a gas price hike in Zimbabwe and the recent shutdown of mobile phone networks and internet services. At least eight people were killed, many injured, and hundreds arrested in Zimbabwe when security forces cracked down on protesters.

Sri Lanka Police Special Task Force soldiers stand during a parade at Katukurunda, south of Colombo, on Jan. 16.

Kyrgyz police officers detain supporters of the opposition politician Amanbol Babakulov during a rally against so-called Chinese expansion at the Ala-Too Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Jan. 17.

A young boy walks past a statue of former President Laurent-Désiré Kabila in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, during commemorations marking the 18th anniversary of his assassination on Jan. 16.

People pose for pictures around monuments in Kinshasa during commemorations marking the 18th anniversary of the assassination of former Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila on Jan. 16.

The detained Belarusian model Anastasia Vashukevich, known as Nastya Rybka, looks through a prison van from the Bangkok immigration department on Jan. 17 during her deportation after pleading guilty to multiple charges including solicitation and illegal assembly. Vashukevich is known for having claimed that she had proof of Russian efforts to help U.S. President Donald Trump win office.

Security forces stand guard at the site of an explosion at a police academy in Bogota on Jan. 17. Twenty people were killed and nearly 70 wounded in a car bomb attack on a police cadet training academy in the Colombian capital.

Shopkeepers stand at their book stalls in Cairo’s historic Soor al-Azbakeya book market on Jan. 16.

A horseman jumps over a bonfire in the village of San Bartolomé de Pinares in the province of Ávila in central Spain during the opening of the traditional religious festival Luminarias in honor of St. Anthony, the patron saint of animals, on Jan. 16.

Sheep receive a priest’s benediction during the Beneides (“Benedictions” in Majorcan), a traditional ceremony of blessing animals that marks the day of St. Anthony, in Muro, on the Spanish Balearic island of Majorca, on Jan. 17.

A man catches fish in the frozen Laoyuegou reservoir in Cangyao town, in China’s northeast Jilin province, on Jan. 16.

Indian Punjab police personnel take part in a rehearsal ahead of the forthcoming Republic Day parade in Amritsar on Jan. 17. India will celebrate its 70th Republic Day on Jan. 26.

A fireball created from a construction accident explodes on a rooftop of the La Doua university campus in Villeurbanne near Lyon, France, on Jan. 17. Three people were injured.

A tourist looks at the arrivals bulletin board, which announces the cancellation of all flights, at the Tunis Airport on Jan. 17. Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union led a strike as the country, grappling with economic hardships, marked the eighth anniversary of the 2011 revolution that toppled its longtime dictator.

U.S. President Donald Trump watches as candles are lit as he presents fast food to be served to the Clemson Tigers football team to celebrate its national championship at the White House in Washington on Jan. 14.