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

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