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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    A frozen lake near Budapest. Reuters
  • Workers sort caskets of raisins in Kandahar, Afghanistan. AFP
    Workers sort caskets of raisins in Kandahar, Afghanistan. AFP
  • A wildfire burns behind Lago Epuyen in the Patagonian province of Chubut, in Argentina. Reuters
    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
    Japanese Macaque monkeys enjoy mountain hot springs at Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano prefecture, Japan. EPA

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