Arolla, Switzerland Competitors climb on their way to the Col De Riedmatten pass during the Glacier Patrol race. Anthony Anex/EPA

Greenpeace targeted 17 statues around London, including Queen Victoria opposite Buckingham PalacePhotograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty

Athens, Greece A woman walks past a mural by the Greek street artist INO. Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty

An art installation called “Transitional Object: (PsychoBarn)” by the British artist Cornelia Parker, which opened Tuesday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. Caitlin Ochs/NYT

Lalish, Iraq Yazidis gather at the shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir to celebrate their new year with the lighting of candles Photograph: Andrea Dicenzo/EPA

A woman dances during a candlelit vigil in memory of Prince outside the Warner Theatre. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty

London, England Kew Gardens’ titan arum, also known as “the big stink” due to its repulsive odour, is in rare full bloom. Stuart C. Wilson/Getty

The Starry Paradise, depicts van Gogh's The Starry Night w/plastic bottles, china, by-shulin-lu

Lahore, Pakistan Farmers sell watermelons at a fruit market. Arif Ali/AFP/Getty