The week in photos: January 10-16, 2026

MANILA, Philippines – The US Department of Homeland Security is sending “hundreds” more officers to Minnesota, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in remarks that aired on January 11, after tens of thousands of people marched through Minneapolis to protest the fatal shooting of 37‑year‑old Renee Good by an ICE officer.

On January 12, Minnesota and Illinois sued President Donald Trump‘s administration, seeking to block a surge of immigration enforcement officers into their states. Meanwhile, a State Department spokesperson on January 14 said the administration was suspending processing for immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries as part of Washington’s intensifying immigration crackdown.

In the Philippines, five days after the Binaliw landfill landslide on January 13, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Cebu City approved during a regular session a resolution declaring a state of calamity due to the adverse effects caused by the incident. On January 15, the Philippine National Waste Workers Alliance called out the management of the landfill for neglecting the safety of its workers after a landslide in their facility left more than 20 people dead.

Catch more stories in these photos from the week that was:

Devotees surround the carriage carrying the image of Jesus Nazareno as it is returned to the Quiapo Church in Manila during the Traslacion, which lasted nearly 31 hours, on January 10, 2026. PHOTO BY NOEL CELIS/REUTERS

Caroline Green and Michael Parsons perform in the ice dance free dance during the 2026 US Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri, on January 10, 2026. PHOTO BY JEFF LE/ IMAGN IMAGES VIA REUTERS

People light candles as family members of victims of the Pulse nightclub fire in Kocani gather for a silent memorial for the victims of the deadly fire at the ‘Le Constellation’ bar in Switzerland’s Crans-Montana, in Kocani, North Macedonia, on January 10, 2026. PHOTO BY OGNEN TEOFILOVSKI/REUTERS

Family members watch as search and retrieval operations continue at the collapsed landfill in Binaliw, Cebu City, on January 11, 2026. PHOTO BY JACQUELINE HERNANDEZ/RAPPLER

People ride in the back of a vehicle in the Ashrafieh neighborhood, after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces fighters left the Syrian city of Aleppo following a ceasefire deal, in Aleppo, Syria, on January 11, 2026. PHOTO BY KHALIL ASHAWI/REUTERS

A participant reacts to a brick of ice touching his skin during an ice-cold bath as people take part in the ceremony to purify their souls and pray for the New Year at the Teppozu Inari shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on January 11, 2026. PHOTO BY ISSEI KATO/REUTERS

Selena Gomez poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, on January 11, 2026. PHOTO BY DANIEL COLE/REUTERS

Members of the New York State Nurses Association union picket outside the NewYork-Presbyterian Milstein hospital, during their strike in New York City on January 12, 2026. PHOTO BY BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS

Students walk past a mural depicting late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez on the first day of classes after the holiday break in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 12, 2026. PHOTO BY MAXWELL BRICENO/REUTERS

Activists put messages on a cutout of Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during an anti-Takaichi rally, ahead of South Korean President Lee’s visit to Japan, near the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on January 12, 2026. PHOTO BY KIM HONG-JI/REUTERS

Thousands of Iranians attend a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, on January 12, 2026. PHOTO BY WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY VIA REUTERS

Family members of detainees wait outside the National Police Zone 7 Detention Centre as Venezuela’s government begins releasing some detainees, with the freeing of political prisoners marking a move long demanded by human rights groups, international bodies, and opposition leaders, in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 13, 2026. PHOTO BY GABY ORAA/REUTERS

A woman reacts after being dragged away from her car by federal agents who ordered her to leave the scene during an immigration raid, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 13, 2026. PHOTO BY RYAN MURPHY/REUTERS

Kashmiri vegetable vendors share a hookah as they interact after selling vegetables at a floating market in the interiors of Dal Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, on January 13, 2026. PHOTO BY SHARAFAT ALI/REUTERS

People walk in heavy snow, as seen through a window of a bus stop in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 14, 2026. PHOTO BY MARKO DJURICA/REUTERS

A fallow deer stands in the Phoenix Park at sunrise in Dublin, Ireland, on January 15, 2026. PHOTO BY CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS

Detained vlogger Vitaly Zdorovetskiy stands behind Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla during a media presentation announcing his deportation to Russia on January 15, 2026. PHOTO BY JIRE CARREON/RAPPLER

A worker restores an image of the Child Jesus as they prepare for the January 18 Feast of the Sto. Niño and Lakbayaw festival, along Wagas Street in Tondo, Manila, on January 16, 2026. PHOTO BY RAPPLER

A visitor places a pebble at a memorial site in remembrance of the lives lost during the December 14, 2025, Bondi Beach mass shooting, in Sydney, Australia, on January 16, 2026. PHOTO BY JEREMY PIPER/REUTERS

– with reports from Reuters/Rappler.com