Day in Photos: Midair Collision, Congolese Soldiers Surrender, and Orchid FestivalDay in Photos: Midair Collision, Congolese Soldiers Surrender, and Orchid Festival
Emergency response units assess airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Day in Photos: Midair Collision, Congolese Soldiers Surrender, and Orchid Festival

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Kash Patel, nominee for director of the FBI, arrives to testify before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 30, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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This aerial picture shows flooded areas in the town of Redon, France, on Jan. 30, 2025. Damien Meyer/AFP via Getty Images
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Palestinian terrorist group Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters escort Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud to hand her over to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis, on Jan. 30, 2025, as part of their third hostage-prisoner exchange. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images
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Rescuers search for civilians who were killed when a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Sumy, Ukraine, on Jan. 30, 2025. Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP
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Firefighters stand next to a crashed school bus in Jallans, near Chateaudun, France, on Jan. 30, 2025. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth joins President Donald Trump for a news conference about the collision of an American Airlines flight with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on Jan. 30, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Men who are among the estimated 2,400 Congolese soldiers who surrendered en masse to M23 rebels are loaded on to trucks to be taken to an unknown location from the Stade de l'Unite in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Jan. 30, 2025. Daniel Buuma/Getty Images
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Engineers from French energy company Enedis work as part of an international response team to repair power lines damaged during storm Eowyn, in the outskirts of Carrick-On-Shannon, Ireland, on Jan. 30, 2025. Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images
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Vendors sell their wares in Kampala, Uganda, on Jan. 30, 2025. Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images
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Part of a truck salvaged from a sinkhole sits on its side as rescue operations continue for the driver at a prefectural road intersection in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 30, 2025. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images
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Pilgrims mourn after receiving the body of a relative who died in a stampede during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival, outside a mortuary in Prayagraj, India, on Jan. 30, 2025. Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images
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An Afghanistan Women's XI player prepares to take to the field during the cricket match between Afghanistan Women's XI and Cricket Without Borders XI at Junction Oval in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 30, 2025. Martin Keep/AFP via Getty Images
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An Afghan shepherd grazes his goats and sheep in a field in the Chimtal district of Balkh province, on Jan. 30, 2025. Atif Aryan/AFP via Getty Images
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Tugboats tow the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, England, on Jan. 30, 2025. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
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Queen Mary of Denmark inaugurates the boardwalk together with the chairman of Handicap Council Bjarne Ego Jørgensen and student Oliver Kræmmer Christensen from the special offer Søgården in Lejre, Denmark, on Jan. 30, 2025. Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images
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A Malian truck driver cooks under his truck as he waits to load goods in the industrial area near Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 30, 2025, a day after Junta-lead Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images
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A man is caned by a member of the Sharia police as a punishment for engaging in online gambling in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Jan. 30, 2025. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images
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This videograb made on Jan. 30, 2025 shows an area in the French Alps, near Termignon village, after an avalanche on Jan. 29, 2025, killed four Norwegian skiers swept away by an off-piste torrent of snow and ice, officials in the southeastern Savoie region. Marine Lesprit/AFP via Getty Images
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South African Police Service officers stand guard as others gather whilst residents look on in a highjacked building during operation “Shanela” in the Johannesburg CBD, South Africa, on Jan. 30, 2025. Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty Images
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This picture taken from Jumerah beach shows the Dubai skyline, with Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building seen in the center on Jan. 30, 2025. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images
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Mayor Eric Adams departs from NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch's “State of the NYPD” Address at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, on Jan. 30, 2025. Michael Santiago/Getty Images
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A florist makes final adjustments to a display of Orchids, Anthuriums, and Bromeliads at Kew Gardens during a photocall in London on Jan. 30, 2025. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images