Outrage and mourning following the shooting death of Alex Pretti by US federal agents in Minneapolis, a polar cold snap slams Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits China and tensions flare between the US and Iran: FRANCE 24 looks back at the week’s most striking images.

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A woman crying at a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old man fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer over the weekend.
A woman cries at a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old man fatally shot by a US Border Patrol officer the weekend prior, on Monday, January 26, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. © Adam Gray, AFP

A woman rides a swing above the frozen Kyiv Reservoir, also known as the Kyiv Sea, in Lyutizh.
A woman rides a swing above the frozen Kyiv Reservoir, also known as the Kyiv Sea, in Lyutizh on January 24, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. © Serguei Gapon, AFP

Iranian women walk past an anti-US billboard installed on a building at the Enqelab Square in Tehran.
Iranian women walk past an anti-US billboard installed on a building in Tehran’s Enqelab Square on January 26, 2026. © Atta Kenare, AFP

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer inspects a Chinese honour guard with Chinese Premier Li Qiang (not pictured) during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer inspects a Chinese honour guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 29, 2026. © Carl Court, AFP

A man is tackled after spraying an unknown substance at US Representative Ilhan Omar during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A man is tackled after spraying an unknown substance at US Representative Ilhan Omar during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 27, 2026. © Octavio Jones, AFP

Palestinians walk amid buildings destroyed by Israeli air and ground operations in Gaza City.
Palestinians walk amid buildings destroyed by Israeli air and ground operations in Gaza City on Thursday, January 29, 2026. © Jehad Alshrafi, AP

Northern lights glow above a statue of Hans Egede, a Norwegian Lutheran priest and missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland, in the city of Nuuk, Greenland.
Northern lights glow above a statue of Hans Egede, a Norwegian Lutheran priest and missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland, in the city of Nuuk, Greenland on January 28, 2026. © Ina Fassbender, AFP

Annie Lind, of Sweden, competes in the single mixed relay race at the Biathlon World World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic.
Annie Lind of Sweden competes in the single mixed relay race at the Biathlon World World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, Saturday, January 24, 2026. © Petr David Josek, AP

Kyrgyz horse riders play the traditional Central Asian sport of "Kok-Boru" (Gray Wolf) or "Buzkashi" (Goat Grabbing) in the settlement of Don-Aryk, some 80km from Bishkek.
Kyrgyz horse riders play the traditional Central Asian sport of “Kok-Boru” (Gray Wolf) or “Buzkashi” (Goat Grabbing) in the settlement of Don-Aryk, some 80km from Bishkek, on January 27, 2026. Mounted players compete for points by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well. © Vyacheslav Oseledko, AFP

A dancer wearing costume made of goat hair, known as Kukeri, performs during the International Festival of the Masquerade Games in Pernik, western Bulgaria.
A Kukeri dancer wearing costume made of goat hair performs during the International Festival of the Masquerade Games in Pernik, western Bulgaria, on January 24, 2026. © Nikolay Doychinov, AFP

Protesters hold placards as they take part in a rally against US President Donald Trump's policies in front of the National Assembly in Paris on January 28, 2026
Protesters hold placards as they take part in an anti-ICE rally in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France on January 28, 2026. © Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP

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