Big Shots: This Week's News in Photos

Sanaa, Yemen—Women loyal to the Houthi movement parade to show their support, January 17, 2017. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Strasbourg, France—A cross-country skier enjoys a cold and sunny winter's day at the Champ du Feu, January 16. Christian Hartmann/Reuters

Dhaka, Bangladesh—A commuter jumps between trains upon arrival at a station, to attend Akheri Munajat, the final supplication during Biswa Ijtema in Tongi, January 15. Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Washington, D.C.—Senate pages carry the mahogany boxes holding the 2016 presidential electoral ballots through the U.S. Capitol rotunda into the House chamber on January 6. The ballots were counted in a joint session of Congress,... Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty

Fort Lauderdale, Florida—People fleeing after a gunman opened fire inside an airport terminal here on January 6 move toward law enforcement officers. Esteban Santiago flew from Anchorage to Minneapolis to Florida, then allegedly took a... Andrew Innerarity/Reuters

Beirut—The sisters of Elias Wardini, a Lebanese man who was one of the 39 people killed in the New Year’s Eve attack at an Istanbul nightclub, mourn at their home on January 1. The Islamic... Hussein Malla/AP

Hefei, China—People exercise in heavy smog in eastern China on January 3. Travelers across the country faced massive disruptions in air and road traffic as the country issued its first-ever national red alert for severe... Reuters