By Washington Post Staff | Jan 7, 2022
Drivers get stranded on Interstate 95 in Virginia during an ice and snowstorm; a tribute to soccer star Diego Maradona appears at the bottom of a pool in Argentina; the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is remembered in Washington. Here are 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, selected by Washington Post photo editors.
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A commuter exits a Metro station as the snow falls.
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Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
People take photos of the White House through a snow-covered fence.
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Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post
Adam Halperin, right, and his family, Meredith, Clark, dog Horton and Thora, make their way along a snowy street.
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Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post
Canada geese take off in the snow at the pond near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall.
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Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post
Cars and trucks are stranded on Interstate 95. Close to 48 miles of the highway were closed due to ice and snow.
Jan. 3 | Mar del Plata, Argentina
An image of the late Argentine soccer star Diego Armando Maradona appears at the bottom of a pool as a tribute at the Balneario 12 beach club.
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DIEGO IZQUIERDO/TELAM/AFP/Getty Images
A chameleon tries to stay out of the water during floods.
Sheep and goats form a large syringe shape to promote vaccinations against covid-19.
A man takes a picture near a burned car in front of the mayor's office building, which was torched during protests triggered by a fuel price increase.
A woman reacts at the scene of a deadly rowhouse fire in the city's Fairmount neighborhood.
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Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer/AP
Members of a military honor guard watch as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other representatives participate in a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. Capitol to commemorate the anniversary of the insurrection.
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Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post
The U.S. Capitol at sunrise on the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Matt McClain/The Washington Post
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