Today in Pictures, Jan 9, 2026
Forest fire in Argentina, Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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A huge forest fire engulfing Mount Pirque at El Hoyo, in the Patagonian region of Chubut province, Argentina on Jan 7. Thousands of hectares of forests have been devastated due to extreme conditions.
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Dacia Sandriders' French driver Sébastien Loeb and French co-pilot Edouard Boulanger competing in Stage 4 of the 48th edition of the Dakar Rally 2026 in Saudi Arabia on Jan 7. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
PHOTO: AFP
Visitors having fun on Jan 8 chair-skiing on ice at a seasonal ice park in Beijing, China.
PHOTO: AFP
A huge wave crashing onto a jetty at the harbour of Le Conquet, France on Jan 8, with Storm Goretti poised to approach the country's northern coasts.
PHOTO: AFP
Picture taken on Jan 7, showing architectural monument "Alter Flecken" with 80 half-timbered houses in the old town of Freudenberg in western Germany.
PHOTO: AFP
Protestors clashing with federal agents on Jan 8 outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota in the US.
PHOTO: AFP
A referee overseeing robots trading punches on Jan 6 during the Ultimate Fighting Bots competition on the sidelines of the CES trade show in Las Vegas in the US.
PHOTO: AFP
Tractors going past the Arc de Triomphe in Paris during a Jan 8 demonstration by French agricultural union Coordination Rurale. Fearing cheap imports, it wants the government to block the Mercosur trade deal.
PHOTO: AFP
