Best photos of January 9: Republic Day rehearsals in New Delhi to a procession in Manila

Indian soldiers march during a rehearsal for the upcoming Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 9, 2025. REUTERS / Anushree Fadnavis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
People forced to flee from Ghouta to Idlib in 2018, arrive in Damascus, Syria. EPA
Residents embrace outside of a burning property as the Eaton Fire swept through Altadena, California. AP
A wounded Palestinian elderly man is taken to Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip. EPA
US president-elect Donald Trump and his wife former first lady Melania Trump visit the flag-draped casket of former US president Jimmy Carter lies in state in the US Capitol Rotunda. AFP
Mozambique presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane, centre, returns from exile in Maputo, Mozambique. EPA
A former fishing boat on the shore of Loch Linnhe in front of Ben Nevis in Corpach, UK. Getty Images
Military personnel walk through Catholic devotees during the annual religious procession of the Black Nazarene in Manila. AFP

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January 09, 2025

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