A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 31. 2024
![Firefighters and volunteers extinguish a fire that broke out at a commercial depot, used for oil barrels and flammable drums, near Muthurwa settlement, in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 30, 2024.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-7264-08dc228935fd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters and volunteers extinguish a fire that broke out at a commercial depot, used for oil barrels and flammable drums, near Muthurwa settlement, in Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 30, 2024.
![An abandoned canoe lies on the cracked ground at the Sau reservoir, which is only at 5 percent of its capacity, in Vilanova de Sau, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona and the surrounding area of Spain's northeast Catalonia are preparing to face tighter water restrictions amid a historic drought that has shrunk reservoirs to record lows. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-9ba0-08dc22892d8a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An abandoned canoe lies on the cracked ground at the Sau reservoir, which is only at 5 percent of its capacity, in Vilanova de Sau, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona and the surrounding area of Spain's northeast Catalonia are preparing to face tighter water restrictions amid a historic drought that has shrunk reservoirs to record lows.
![Workers pack roses to be shipped to the U.S. ahead of Valentine's Day at the Mongibello flower company in Chia, north of Bogota, Colombia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-693b-08dc228924dc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers pack roses to be shipped to the U.S. ahead of Valentine's Day at the Mongibello flower company in Chia, north of Bogota, Colombia.
![Waves break over the end of the runway at Sumburgh Airport in Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, as severe weather from Storm Ingunn affects flights and ferry travel.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-c2d3-08dc228924d9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Waves break over the end of the runway at Sumburgh Airport in Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, as severe weather from Storm Ingunn affects flights and ferry travel.