Northern hemisphere gripped by cold weather

Moscow, Russia: The sun illuminates a bridge during sunset. Temperatures in Moscow have been as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius Photograph: Yuri Kochetkov/guardian.co.uk

Beijing, China: A child flies a kite over snow-covered bicycles Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Willingen, Germany: A snow-covered tree Photograph: Patrick Sinkel/guardian.co.uk

Stegen am Ammersee, Germany: Ice covers the surface of Lake Ammersee Photograph: Johannes Simon/guardian.co.uk

Cherbourg, France: Cars drive as snow and ice cause traffic problems Photograph: Jean-Paul Barbier/guardian.co.uk

Harbin, China: A bride poses for a photograph after a group wedding ceremony during the 26th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival Photograph: Aly Song/guardian.co.uk

Kozelsk, Russia: A Russian Orthodox church faithful walks in front of a church after snow fall Photograph: Sergei Chirikov/guardian.co.uk

Hamburg, Germany: Large sheets of ice drift on the Binnenalster Photograph: Marcus Brandt/guardian.co.uk

Seoul, South Korea: Police officers remove snow on a street after the biggest snowfall in nearly 70 years Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/guardian.co.uk

Gelsenkirchen, Germany: A polar bear sits behind a frozen glass window in its enclosure at the zoo. The water level in the polar bear enclosure was lowered to prevent the bears from trying to jump from the ice over the barriers Photograph: Bernd Thissen/guardian.co.uk

Greetsiel, Germany: Fishing boats stuck in ice in the northern German harbour town Photograph: David Hecker/guardian.co.uk

France: The Mont-Saint-Michel abbey as Europe shivered in bitterly cold temperatures again Photograph: Cyril Folliot/guardian.co.uk

Wisconsin, USA: Surfers in the 3-4 Celsius waters of Lake Michigan as ice builds up along the shore in Racine Photograph: Gregory Shaver/guardian.co.uk

Bologna, Italy: People walk with umbrellas across Piazza Maggiore Photograph: Giorgio Benvenuti/guardian.co.uk

Lorgies, France: An overturned car on the side of a snow-covered road Photograph: Philippe Huguen/guardian.co.uk

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Children warm themselves by a fire on a cold day during dense fog in a ferry ghat at Maow Photograph: Abir Abdullah/guardian.co.uk

Saxony, Germany: Snow covers rocky landscapes in Saxon Switzerland Photograph: Matthias Hiekel/guardian.co.uk

Berkel en Rodenrijs, The Netherlands: A person on a scooter struggles in the snow Photograph: Lex Lieshout/guardian.co.uk

New Delhi, India: A man lights tobacco wrapped in a locally available leaf called beedi as a tea stall owner prepares tea early in the morning, in the suburb of Noida Photograph: Saurabh Das/guardian.co.uk

Woudenberg, The Netherlands: People skate during the first official ice skating tour on natural ice on Lake Henschoter. The ice is more than 12 centimetres thick Photograph: Marcel Antonisse/guardian.co.uk

Paris, France: The Sacre Coeur of Montmartre after a snow shower Photograph: Lucas Dolega/guardian.co.uk

Oberhof, Germany: A man walks through the frozen forest in the eastern German ski resort Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/guardian.co.uk