Week in Pictures
The Week in Pictures: Sleeping rough at Capitol and packing up the White House
Record snow in Spain, a second impeachment for Trump, an officer's farewell and more.
Washington, D.C.
Shattered glass from last week's attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob is seen in the doors leading to the Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 12, 2021.
A court filing in the case of one of the accused Capitol rioters says “strong evidence” suggests that their intent was to capture and assassinate members of Congress.
Washington, D.C.
Troops rest inside the Capitol Visitor's Center on Jan. 13.
The number of National Guard troops coming to Washington to assist with security has so far grown to about 21,000, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told Vice President Mike Pence at a briefing Thursday.
Washington, D.C.
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark, D-Mass., stand with House impeachment managers, Reps. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi prepares to sign the article of impeachment after the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump on Jan. 13.
Trump is the first president to be impeached twice.
Sryia
Syrian graffiti artist Aziz Al-Asmar, left, finishes his depiction of a rioter carrying Nancy Pelosi's lectern at the U.S. Capitol on the wall of a house destroyed in an airstrike in Binish, Syria, on Jan. 8.
Images of a pro-Trump mob swarming the U.S. Capitol reverberated around the world, where many are used to U.S. lectures about orderly transitions of power, not frenzied bids to overturn American elections.
Stockholm
Restaurant owners and their staff make noise to protest coronavirus restrictions outside a restaurant in central Stockholm on Jan. 14.
Serving alcohol at restaurants after 8 p.m. is not allowed until Jan. 25, and a maximum of four guests are allowed to sit together.
Bulgaria
Dancers perform with flaming torches at the Kukeri Carnival in Dolna Sekirna, western Bulgaria, on Jan. 13.
The heavy swaying of the main mummer is meant to represent wheat heavy with grain and the bells tied around the waist are intended to drive away evil spirits and sickness.
Washington, D.C.
Capitol police react after the casket of slain officer Brian Sicknick passed by during a funeral procession on Jan. 10.
Sicknick was reportedly struck in the head with a fire extinguisher while struggling with the rioters who swarmed through the halls of Congress. He died from his injuries the next day.
White House
Workers unload pallets of unfolded boxes at the Executive Office Building on the White House grounds on Jan. 13.
Stacks of empty boxes were delivered to the White House grounds Wednesday while the clock continues to tick down for the Trump administration.
Indonesia
A Red Cross worker sprays disinfectant around the debris of a Sriwijaya aircraft on Jan. 12 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Flight SJ 182 crashed into the Java Sea minutes after take-off on Jan. 9 with 62 people on board. Investigators have yet to determine the cause of the crash.
Sudan
Tigrayan refugees watch television during the two-hours the electricity is on at a camp in Um Rakuba, Sudan, on Jan. 7.
Conflict erupted in Tigray on Nov. 4 between Ethiopian federal forces and the party ruling the northern region. Thousands have been killed, millions displaced and more than 50,000 refugees have fled to Sudan.
Spain
A nurse administers the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to a resident at the Icaria nursing home in Barcelona, Spain on Jan. 12.
Spain's rate of infection has shot up to 435 cases per 100,000 residents in the past two weeks, prompting new restrictions as authorities try to bring vaccination up to speed.
British Columbia
Snow geese take to the air at Garry Point Park in Richmond, British Columbia, on Jan. 10.
The geese, which breed in Siberia, migrate along the Pacific coast to spend winter feeding in river estuaries in southern B.C., Washington, and northern California.
Madrid
Neighbors enjoy drinks in the middle of the street during a heavy snowfall in Bustarviejo on the outskirts of Madrid on Jan. 9.
A persistent blizzard blanketed large parts of Spain with 50-year record levels of snow, halting traffic and leaving thousands trapped in cars or in train stations and airports.
South Korea
Traffic passes over a bridge above the frozen Han river in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 10.
Previously: The Week in Pictures: Capitol rampage and hospitals on the brink