J-Lo and a stray peacock: Thursday's top photos

The Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world

Main image: New York, US: The world premiere of Second Act Photograph: Andrew H Walker/Shutterstock

  • Brussels, Belgium

    Theresa May and Ireland’s Taoiseach Leo Varadkar meet at a European Union leaders summit
    Brussels, Belgium Theresa May and Ireland’s Taoiseach Leo Varadkar meet at a European Union leaders summit

  • Ankara, Turkey

    Firefighters work at the scene after a high-speed train collided with another rail engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass at a station
    Ankara, Turkey Firefighters work at the scene of a rail collision

  • London, England

    The Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg is interviewed outside parliament the morning after Theresa May won the backing of the party to stay on as prime minister
    London, England: Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg

  • New York

    Barack Obama arrives at the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope awards ceremony
    New York: Barack Obama at an awards ceremony

  • The Hague, Netherlands

    A pro-choice protester. The writing reads ‘The morning-after pill is not criminal’
    The Hague, Netherlands: A pro-choice protester.

  • Gaillac, France

    Monumental silk sculptures are exhibited as part of a lantern festival marking the end of celebrations for the Chinese lunar new year period
    Gaillac, France: Monumental silk sculptures

  • Geneva, Switzerland

    A peacock strays between parked cars outside the Palace of Nations
    Geneva, Switzerland: A peacock strays between parked cars outside the Palace of Nations

  • Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Vegetables, wood and charcoal are loaded onto the roof of a battered Peugeot
    Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo Vegetables, wood and charcoal are loaded onto the roof of a battered Peugeot

  • Casarabonela, Spain

    Villagers wait to take part in the Divina Pastora procession as part of a festival to honour the Virgin of Los Rondeles, on the eve of St Lucia’s Day
    Casarabonela, Spain: Villagers wait to take part in the Divina Pastora procession

  • Shanxi, China

    Two workers harvest brine shrimp in a salt lake
    Shanxi, China: Two workers harvest brine shrimp in a salt lake

  • Tokyo, Japan

    Workers dressed in dog and wild boar costumes, to represent the outgoing year of the dog and incoming year of the wild boar, clean windows on the side of a hotel
    Tokyo, Japan: Workers dressed in dog and wild boar costumes

  • New York

    Jennifer Lopez attracts attention at the world premiere of Second Act
    New York: Jennifer Lopez at the world premiere of Second Act

  • Cartagena, Colombia

    A river crocodile in the vivarium of the Caribbean conservation park in Cartagena
    Cartagena, Colombia: A river crocodile

  • Strasbourg, France

    French special police forces secure an area during a police operation in the Meinau. Cherif Chekatt, who killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, was killed tonight
    Strasbourg, FranceFrench special police forces secure an area during a police operation in the Meinau. Cherif Chekatt, who killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, was killed tonight

  • St.Petersburg, Russia

    Young women sing carols as they hold candles to celebrate St. Lucia’s Day in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Katarina. The Church was built in the 19th century by and for Swedish expatriates and it is usually called the Swedish church
    St.Petersburg, RussiaYoung women sing carols as they hold candles to celebrate St. Lucia’s Day in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Katarina. The Church was built in the 19th century by and for Swedish expatriates and it is usually called the Swedish church

  • Istanbul, Turkey

    Dervishes perform during a ceremony marking the 745th death anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi at Galata Dervish Lodge
    Istanbul, TurkeyDervishes perform during a ceremony marking the 745th death anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi at Galata Dervish Lodge
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