Twins in Sri Lanka and haute couture in Paris: Monday's best photos Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Compiled by Arnel Hecimovic Main image: A model wears a bejewelled creation at the Schiaparelli show in Paris. Photograph: François Lenoir/Reuters Mon 20 Jan 2020 07.51 EST Last modified on Thu 21 Jan 2021 12.06 EST Waterloo, IowaVintage cars in lot after heavy snowfall Photograph: Iván Alvarado/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Gondar, EthiopiaChristian priests attend the celebration of Timkat, the Ethiopian Epiphany Photograph: Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Brighton, UKThe sun sets beyond the timber remains of the West Pier at Brighton beach Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter London, UKThe Duke of Sussex speaks to the prime minister, Boris Johnson, as they attend the UK-Africa investment summit at the InterContinental hotel Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Upper Strensham, EnglandSam Drinkwater rides Howling Milan as they return from the Granary stables Photograph: David Davies/PA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Agoncillo, PhilippinesVehicles are covered in ash from the Taal volcano. Leaving in its wake decimated fish, scarred coffee plants and vanished tourists, the eruption has devastated the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Baghdad, IraqAn anti-government protester throws back a teargas canister at security forces during clashes at Tayaran Square, east of Tahrir Square in the centre of the Iraqi capital Photograph: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Shadnagar, IndiaWildlife officials carry a tranquillised leopard that was found on the terrace of a house Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter St John’s, CanadaA snowboarder takes advantage of prime conditions. The state of emergency ordered by the City of St John’s continues, leaving businesses closed and vehicles off the roads in the aftermath of the winter storm that hit the Newfoundland and Labrador capital Photograph: Canadian Press/Rex/Shutterstock Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Cummock, ScotlandPrince Charles visits Dumfries House in Ayrshire to support a project that aims to turn an art installation into blankets for homeless people in Glasgow Photograph: The Prince’s Foundation/PA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Sana’a, YemenA child receives treatment at a hospital. According to reports, more than 85,000 under-fives in the country may have died of acute malnutrition and diseases since the Saudi-led coalition launched military operations against the Houthis in 2015 Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter New Delhi, IndiaMembers of the National Cadet Corps stop for a bite to eat during the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Yuncheng City, ChinaTop floors of buildings protrude through dense fog in Shanxi province Photograph: Chine Nouvelle/Sipa/Rex/Shutterstock Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Colombo, Sri LankaPeople participate in a record attempt for the largest gathering of twins. Sri Lankan Twins, which organised the event and held it in a sports stadium, claims to represent 28,000 twins and multiples Photograph: Eranga Jayawardena/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Najaf, IraqA man rides a motorcycle between burning tyres during anti-government protests Photograph: Alaa al-Marjani/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Paris, FranceA model wears a bejewelled creation by Daniel Roseberry, part of his haute couture spring/summer 2020 collection for Schiaparelli Photograph: François Lenoir/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Leysin, SwitzerlandMartin Nordqvist of Sweden competes in the freestyle skiing men’s slopestyle event at the Lausanne Winter Youth Olympic Games Photograph: Joel Marklund/OIS/HANDOUT/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Canberra, AustraliaHuge hailstones cover the ground the outside Parliament House after a storm Photograph: Mick Tsikas/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter London, UKPolice search for evidence at the scene of a multiple stabbing in Seven Kings, Ilford. Three men were killed in the incident in north-east London Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Topics World news Photos of the day Photography