Best photos of January 7: From a Cambodian parade to Orthodox Christmas celebrations

Dancers perform during the Victory Day parade in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 07 January 2025. Cambodia marked its 46th anniversary of Victory Day, the liberation of Cambodia's citizens from the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979. EPA / KITH SEREY
People gather to see traditional floats, during the Blacks and Whites carnival in Pasto, Colombia. AFP
A worshipper burns incense at the Tian Hock Kung Snake Temple in Klang, Malaysia, before Chinese New Year on January 29. AFP
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang discusses robotics at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, Nevada. EPA
Public binoculars in Sderot, Israel, point towards smoke rising from Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
Worshippers gather to celebrate Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, at Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa. AFP
A priest leads celebrations to mark Orthodox Christmas in Cairo. AFP
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, with Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. AP

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January 07, 2025

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