From devastating wildfires in Australia to volcanic eruptions in the Philippines, there were lots of powerful photographs taken this month.
Swipe through Euronews' picture gallery to see our selection of the most eyecatching ones.
Pictures of the Month

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A surfer rides a winter wave at New Brighton Beach in Christchurch, New Zealand. 2 July 2020

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armer Luenemann has cut a maze out of his corn field, showing symbols of Europe like the Brandenburg Gate, Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower in Selm, Germany. 6 July 2020

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A 4th of July fireworks display lights up the sky as the full moon rises in the distance. Stillwell, Kansas, USA. 4 July 2020

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Spectators wearing masks sit prior to a show at the La Scala theater in Milan Italy. 6 July 2020.

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A man walks on heavily damaged road following a heavy rain in Kumamura, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. 6 July 2020

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Residents sit to dine on a 500 metre long table set on the medieval Charles Bridge, after restrictions were eased following the coronavirus pandemic in Prague, Czech Republic

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Cloth vendors wearing face mask prepare for open their store at a market in Jakarta, Indonesia Tuesday, 30 June 2020

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Police detain a protester after dispersing pepper spray during a protest in Causeway Bay before the annual handover to China march in Hong Kong. 1 July 2020

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Confetti drops over the crowd as the clock strikes midnight during the New Year's celebration in New York's Times Square, 1 January, 2020.

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A man swims in flood water in a low-income neighborhood in Jakarta, Indonesia. 2 January 2020.

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A New South Wales Fire and Rescue station officer looks out the window of an aircraft as a warm glow from wildfires near Coffs Harbour seen through the window. 5 January 2020.

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The coffins of Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others who were killed in Iraq by a U.S. drone strike, are carried on a truck surrounded by mourners during a funeral procession.

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A protester waves the national flag while demonstrators set fire to close streets near Tahrir Square during a demonstration against the Iranian missile strike in Baghdad, Iraq

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Harvey Weinstein arrives at court after a break on the first day of jury selection of his sexual assault trial, in New York. 7 January 2020.

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The inside of 67 year-old William Mercuchi's home that was destroyed by magnitude 6.4 quake in Puerto Rico, that leaved hundreds of people homeless or temporarily displaced.

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Members of a group of trained Santa Clauses from Europe and the USA float in the Dead Sea near the West Bank city of Jericho, 7 January, 2020.

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A rescue worker searches the scene where the Ukrainian plane crashed near the capital Tehran, Iran. 8 January 2020.

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A protestor is arrested by riot police officers during a demonstration on 9 January 2020.

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Iranian police officers take position while protesters gather in Tehran, Iran, to remember victims of a Ukrainian airplane shot down by an Iranian missile. 11 January 2020

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An anti-government demonstrator jumps on tires that were set on fire to block a main highway during a protest in the town of Jal el-Dib, near Beirut, Lebanon. 14 January.

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Animal rights activists Anima Naturalis stage a naked protest against the use of leather and fur in the textile industry in Madrid, Spain. 12 January 2020.

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Taal volcano releases ash and smoke during an eruption in Tagaytay, south of Manila, Philippines. 12 January 2020.

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A resident clears volcanic ash from his roof in Laurel, Batangas province, the southern Philippines on 14 January 2020.

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Animal volunteers search for pets left by owners as they fled to evacuation centers after Taal volcano eruption in Lemery, Batangas, southern Philippines. 15 January 2020.

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Anti-government protesters smash a bank widow, during ongoing protests against the Lebanese central bank's governor and against the deepening financial crisis. 14 January.

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The aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms approach the migrants and refugees from different African nationalities on an overcrowded rubber boat off the Libyan coast.

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A boy cries after government airstrikes in the town of Ariha, in Idlib province, Syria. 15 January 2020.

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A member of the Australian Defence Force picks up an injured Koala after it was treated for burns at a makeshift field hospital at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park.

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A child jumps to touch lanterns hung on a tree ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing. 16 January 2020.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., signs the resolution to transmit the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate for trial on Capitol Hill.

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A Russian Orthodox believer swimming in the icy water in the Neva River during a traditional Epiphany celebration in St.Petersburg, Russia. 19 January 2020.

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Passengers wear protective face masks at the departure hall of the high-speed train station in Hong Kong. 23 January 2020.

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Mud water from Hayarkon river flows in to the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 21 January 2020.

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People stand at a balcony during floodings following a storm in Girona, Spain. 23 January 2020.

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Britain's Prince Harry walks with Rugby League World Cup 2021 ambassador James Simpson in the gardens at Buckingham Palace in London. 16 January 2020.

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Dogs compete during the traditional Sedivackuv Long dog sled race near the village of Destne v Orlickych Horach, Czech Republic. 23 January 2020.

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Skiers make their way in strong winds, in Leysin, Switzerland.

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Anti-government protesters stand behind barbed wires that set by security force in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. 27January 2020.

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Heads of states and survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp gathered for commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the Soviet army's liberation of the camp. 27.01.

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