This is a selection of photos that will give you the information you need in order to keep you abreast of everything important that happened this day around the world. From Theresa May and Ireland’s Taoiseach Leo Varadkar who meet at a European Union leaders summit to Jennifer Lopez who attracts attention at the world premiere of Second Act, these highlights will impress you.

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Brussels, Belgium

Theresa May and Ireland’s Taoiseach Leo Varadkar meet at a European Union leaders summit

Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

Ankara, Turkey

Firefighters work at the scene after a high-speed train collided with another rail engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a station

Photograph: Depo Photos/Shutterstock

New York

Barack Obama arrives at the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope awards ceremony

Photograph: Jason DeCrow/AP

Gaillac, France

Monumental silk sculptures are exhibited as part of a lantern festival marking the end of celebrations for the Chinese lunar new year period

Photograph: Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images

Geneva, Switzerland

A peacock strays between parked cars outside the Palace of Nations

Photograph: Valery Sharifulin/Tass

Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Vegetables, wood and charcoal are loaded onto the roof of a battered Peugeot

Photograph: Junior D Kannah/AFP/Getty Images

Casarabonela, Spain

Villagers wait to take part in the Divina Pastora procession as part of a festival to honor the Virgin of Los Rondeles, on the eve of St Lucia’s Day

Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Shanxi, China

Two workers harvest brine shrimp in a salt lake

Photograph: Xinhua/Barcroft Images

New York

Jennifer Lopez attracts attention at the world premiere of Second Act

Photograph: Andrew H Walker/Shutterstock