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
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.
Frank Franklin II/AP News
A man swims in flood water in a low-income neighborhood in Jakarta, Indonesia. 2 January 2020.
Dita Alangkara/AP Photo
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.
SGT Christopher Dickson/ADF via AP
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.
5 January. Mohammad Hossein Thaghi/Tasnim News Agency via AP
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
8 January. Khalid Mohammed/AP Photo
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.
Seth Wenig/AP Photo - Seth Wenig
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.
8 January 2020. Carlos Giusti/AP Photo
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.
- Ariel Schalit/ AP Photo
A rescue worker searches the scene where the Ukrainian plane crashed near the capital Tehran, Iran. 8 January 2020.
Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo
A protestor is arrested by riot police officers during a demonstration on 9 January 2020.
Thibault Camus/AP Photo
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
AP Photo
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.
Bilal Hussein/AP Photo
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.
Manu Fernandez/AP Photo
Taal volcano releases ash and smoke during an eruption in Tagaytay, south of Manila, Philippines. 12 January 2020.
Bullit Marquez/AP Photo
A resident clears volcanic ash from his roof in Laurel, Batangas province, the southern Philippines on 14 January 2020.
Aaron Favila/AP Photo - Aaron Favila
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.
Aaron Favila/AP Photo
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.
Hussein Malla/AP Photos
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.
Santi Palacios/ AP Photo
A boy cries after government airstrikes in the town of Ariha, in Idlib province, Syria. 15 January 2020.
Ghaith Alsayed/ AP Photo
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.
Peter Parks/ AFP
A child jumps to touch lanterns hung on a tree ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing. 16 January 2020.
Ng Han Guan/AP Photo
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.
Susan Walsh/AP Photo - Susan Walsh
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.
Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo
Passengers wear protective face masks at the departure hall of the high-speed train station in Hong Kong. 23 January 2020.
Kin Cheung/AP Photos
Mud water from Hayarkon river flows in to the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Oded Balilty/AP Photo
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 21 January 2020.
Markus Schreiber/AP Photo - Markus Schreiber
People stand at a balcony during floodings following a storm in Girona, Spain. 23 January 2020.
Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo
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.
Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo
Dogs compete during the traditional Sedivackuv Long dog sled race near the village of Destne v Orlickych Horach, Czech Republic. 23 January 2020.
Petr David Josek/AP Photo
Skiers make their way in strong winds, in Leysin, Switzerland.
Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP
Anti-government protesters stand behind barbed wires that set by security force in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. 27January 2020.
Hussein Malla/AP Photos
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.
Markus Schreiber/AP Photo
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg participates in "Fridays for Future" demo during the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Davos, Switzerland. 24 January.
Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP