Iran's protests go international amid a deadly crackdown, ICE agents terrorise US citizens in Minnesota, far-right leader Marine Le Pen appeals her embezzlement conviction, French farmers protest with tractors in Paris and US President Donald Trump gets his long-coveted Nobel Prize – albeit second-hand. FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking images.
Issued on: 18/01/2026 - 12:24
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Protesters demonstrate with signs reading "Make America Go Away" (MAGA) – a play on the Trump movement's slogan – to show support for Greenland in Copenhagen on January 17, 2026. © Tom Little, Reuters
A protester lights a cigarette with a burning photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration in Berlin in support of mass anti-government protests in Iran on January 14, 2026.
© Ebrahim Noroozi, AP
ICE agents seize US citizen Aliya Rahman after smashing her window and dragging her from her car while she was on her way to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center in Minneapolis. Rahman, who is disabled, later said she was taken to a detention centre and lost consciousness after being denied medical care. © Adam Gray, AP
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the courtroom of the Paris Court of Appeal as she seeks to overturn her conviction on embezzlement charges on January 13, 2026. © Alain Jocard, AFP
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented US President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize during an Oval Office meeting on January 15, 2026. The Nobel Committee responded to the gift by saying that such a transfer of ownership "does not alter who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize". © Daniel Torok, The White House via Reuters
Protesters demonstrate with signs reading "Make America Go Away" – a play on the Trump movement's "MAGA" slogan – to show support for Greenland in Copenhagen on January 17, 2026. © Tom Little, Reuters
A priest anoints a dog at the San Anton church during the feast of Saint Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Madrid on January 17, 2026. © Manu Fernandez, AP
French farmers rolled into Paris on tractors Thursday morning in a show of dissent against a free trade deal they fear will create unfair competition. © Thomas Samson, AFP
Sara Murphy, Teyana Taylor, Paul Thomas Anderson and Chase Infiniti pose with the Golden Globe for Best Comedy for "One Battle After Another" during the 83rd Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2026. © Mario Anzuoni, Reuters
A drone view shows the top of a skyscraper emerging from smog in Sarajevo on January 17, 2026. © Amel Emric, Reuters
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