Ice Reich

People protest in New York City against ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), the famed federal agency which last Wednesday raided food processing plants across Mississippi, targeting migrants and summarily arresting hundreds of supposedly unauthorised workers, in what has been boasted as the biggest single-day one-state roundup in U.S. history. If nothing else, Kevin McAleenan, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), had to admit that “the timing [of the raids] was unfortunate”, just days after two racist mass shootings in Ohio and Texas — in which over 30 people were killed. Photo: Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Images.

Desert of Ice

Frost-covered poplar trees in the 塔克拉玛干沙漠 (Tǎkèlāmǎgān Desert), 新疆维吾尔自治区 (Xīnjiāng Uyĝhhur Autonomous Region), China. Photo: 杜宗军 (Dù Zōngjūn)/Costfoto/Barcroft Images.

Day Trader

A dog looks over a house covered in ice by the coast at Faxe Bay, south of Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/Reuters.

The Potty Train

Newton Aycliffe, England: A detail of the livery on the side of the first British-built Intercity Express train as it is unveiled at the Hitachi Rail Europe site. Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images.