Best photos of January 3: moon rises in Ahmedabad to a tribute in the Netherlands

A moon rises beside the idol of the Hindu god Shiva in Ahmedabad on January 2, 2026, on the eve of the Wolf Supermoon. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP)
Dancers perform during the blessing of Black Nazarene replicas at Quiapo in Manila, ahead of the annual Catholic festival on January 9, in the Philippines. AFP
Rescue workers use heavy machinery to clear rubble after the collapse of a 16-storey residential building under construction in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters
Early-morning rowers in Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters
A helicopter leaves the hospital in Sion, Switzerland, where casualties from the deadly New Year bar fire in Crans-Montana were taken for treatment. AFP
Hindu devotees marking the Swasthani Brata Katha festival on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. AFP
A goose stands on frosty embankment in a park in Frankfurt, Germany. AFP
People take part in a tribute to a 16-year-old who died in a fireworks accident on New Year's Eve, in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. EPA

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January 03, 2026

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