Best photos of January 6: Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia to China's ice festival

Rallying - Dakar Rally - Stage 2 - Bisha to Bisha - Saudi Arabia - January 5, 2025 Ford M-Sport's Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz in action REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov
Tilda Swinton, Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead arrive for the 82nd Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California. AP
Pupils eat free meals at a school in Tangerang, Indonesia, as part of a government programme to provide nutrition to youngsters. EPA
Women protest against layoffs announced by Javier Milei's government in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP
People visit the beach in Barra de Guaratiba in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Reuters
The scars of more than a decade of Syria's civil war are seen in the razed Qaboun suburb of Damascus. AFP
Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews watch from Sderot as Israeli forces bombard the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
People visit the 'Ice and Snow World' at the annual Harbin Ice Festival in Heilongjiang province, China. AFP

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