Day in Photos: Special Forces Training, Police Protests, and Dog Show in New York

Members of the Special Operations Forces fast rope from a Mk.6 CH47 Chinook helicopter during a validation exercise in Otterburn, UK, on Jan. 31, 2026. The training exercise involves members of the UK Special Operations Forces from the British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Marines, and is designed to demonstrate operational readiness of the joint rapid-reaction forces. Leon Neal/Getty Images|January 31, 2026Updated:January 31, 2026Police officers and citizens take part in a demonstration called by the union Alliance Police Nationale to denounce the lack of resources in their corporation in Nice, France, on Jan. 31, 2026. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty ImagesCompetitors take part in the inaugural British Isles Sumo Championships at Ulster University sports center in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Jan. 31, 2026. For the first time ever, athletes from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (both North and South) have been invited to compete in a one-day tournament to determine the champions of the British Isles. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images