Jerusalem
Israeli forces disperse Palestinian protesters outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City. Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital sparked a Palestinian general strike and a call for a new intifada as fears grew of fresh bloodshed in the region
Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images
California, US
Firefighters monitor a section of the Thomas fire along the 101 freeway north of Ventura
Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Budapest, Hungary
A two-week-old reticulated giraffe, as yet unnamed, stands in its enclosure as it is shown to the public for the first time
Photograph: Zsolt Czegledi/EPA
London, UK
The Queen greets the Nigerian high commissioner, George Adesola Oguntade, and his wife, Modupe Oguntade, at Buckingham Palace
Photograph: Victoria Jones/AFP/Getty Images
Anatolia, Turkey
An aerial view of the Erciyes road after snowfall in the Kayseri ski resort area
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Yekaterinburg, Russia
An Orthodox service marks the feast day of St Catherine of Alexandria. Priests lead a religious procession from the Holy Trinity Cathedral to the chapel of St Catherine
Photograph: Donat Sorokin/Tass
Zhengzhou, China
A view of a triangular building that looks as thin as a wall from certain angles
Photograph: Feature China/Barcroft Images
São Paulo, Brazil
A man walks past a mural of a child in front of the Brazilian flag. After suffering through the deepest recession in its modern history, the largest corruption scandal in Latin America and a year under an unpopular president, many Brazilians are deeply frustrated
Photograph: Andre Penner/AP
Laiza, Myanmar
Wearing traditional costumes, women dance with miniature flags as they welcome ethnic rebels during a nationwide ceasefire conference at the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army in Laiza, a town on the border with China
Photograph: Khin Maung Win/AP
Beijing, China
A member of a Chinese military orchestra yawns as he waits for the start of a welcome ceremony for the president of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, at the Great Hall of the People
Photograph: Roman Pilipey/EPA
London, UK
An altar dish and plates on display at the new Charles II: Art & Power exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery
Photograph: John Stillwell/PA