Best photos of January 5: Protestors in Caracas to a record-setting tuna in Tokyo

Members of the militia group known as "Colectivos" take part in a march calling for the release of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, after he and his wife Cilia Flores were captured following U. S. strikes on Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 4, 2026. REUTERS / Gaby Oraa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A man holds a kumade - a bamboo rake decorated with symbols for good fortune - on his way to offer prayers for prosperity on the first business day of the year at the Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
The Frontier X Aura robot on display during the 2026 CES Unveiled event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bloomberg
A migrant warms his hands aboard the rescue ship Ocean Viking operated by the NGO SOS Mediterranee as its sails to Savona port in north-western Italy. AFP
Girls in traditional Oromo Karrayyu costumes attend the naming ceremony of the new Oromo Karrayyu traditional leader Abbaa Gadaa in Fentale, Oromia region, Ethiopia. Reuters
Felix Trunz of Team Switzerland competes in the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping Tournament in Innsbruck, Austria. Getty Images
A US Air Force F22-Raptor aircraft takes off from José Aponte de la Torre Airport, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. AFP
A member of staff holds up the head of a 243-kilogram bluefin tuna at the sushi restaurant 'Sushizanmai' in Tokyo after the New Year's auction at Toyosu fish market. A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3. 2 million for a giant bluefin tuna at an annual prestigious new year auction in Tokyo's main fish market. AFP

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January 05, 2026

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