Best photos of January 4: Crescent moon to US House speaker - in pictures


  • The crescent moon rises over Jericho in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    The crescent moon rises over Jericho in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Australia’s Travis Head walks to the dressing room as Indian fans celebrate his dismissal during day two of the fifth Test match between Australia and India. AFP
    Australia’s Travis Head walks to the dressing room as Indian fans celebrate his dismissal during day two of the fifth Test match between Australia and India. AFP
  • Released prisoners leave Insein jail in Yangon, Myanmar. AP
    Released prisoners leave Insein jail in Yangon, Myanmar. AP
  • Birds sit on cables in La Romita, Mexico City. Reuters
    Birds sit on cables in La Romita, Mexico City. Reuters
  • A surfer rides a wave in Maui's North Shore, Hawaii. AFP
    A surfer rides a wave in Maui's North Shore, Hawaii. AFP
  • Teams salvage the second engine of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft that crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport, South Korea. AFP
    Teams salvage the second engine of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft that crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport, South Korea. AFP
  • Japan's Naomi Osaka serves against USA's Alycia Parks during their women's singles semi-final match at the WTA Auckland Classic tennis tournament in Auckland. AFP
    Japan's Naomi Osaka serves against USA's Alycia Parks during their women's singles semi-final match at the WTA Auckland Classic tennis tournament in Auckland. AFP
  • Flowers and votive candles line a memorial for the victims of a deadly truck attack on New Year's Day in New Orleans. AP
    Flowers and votive candles line a memorial for the victims of a deadly truck attack on New Year's Day in New Orleans. AP
  • Children play a traditional South Asian game called 'gilli-danda' (stick and peg) in Jalandhar, India. AFP
    Children play a traditional South Asian game called 'gilli-danda' (stick and peg) in Jalandhar, India. AFP
  • Republican members of the House of Representatives applaud Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, centre, Republican of Louisiana, during the first session of the 119th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington. AFP
    Republican members of the House of Representatives applaud Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, centre, Republican of Louisiana, during the first session of the 119th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington. AFP