Best Photos of January 8: Tense calm in Venezuela to Macaque monkeys in Japan

A street in Caracas, Venezuela on Wednesday after the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by US forces. Getty Images
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Nepalese Hindu women wait to collect holy water at the Madhav Narayan festival at Sali Nadi in Sankhu, Kathmandu. EPA
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A polar bear enjoys the snow at Sosto Zoo in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. EPA
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Australia's Usman Khawaja walks off the field after being dismissed by England during his final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. AFP
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A frozen lake near Budapest. Reuters
Show caption: A frozen lake near Budapest. Reuters
Workers sort caskets of raisins in Kandahar, Afghanistan. AFP
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A wildfire burns behind Lago Epuyen in the Patagonian province of Chubut, in Argentina. Reuters
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Japanese Macaque monkeys enjoy mountain hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano prefecture, Japan. EPA
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