Photos of the Day: A Giant Red Lantern and Climate Activists

Davos, Switzerland

Climate activist Greta Thunberg on her way to stage a protest at the World Economic Forum event. The poster reads: ‘School strike for the climate’

Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP

 

Amritsar, India

Police officers block unemployed Indian teachers, as they march towards the residence of Om Parkash Soni , the Punjabi education minister, during a protest against the state government demanding jobs

Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images

 

Minsk, Belarus

Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis of Finland perform during the ice dance rhythm program of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships

Photograph: Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA