Today's best photos: from Michelin-starred Tokyo tuna to snow in Kabul


  • People look at a tuna that was bought jointly by Michelin-starred sushi restaurant operator Onodera Group and wholesaler Yamayuki for 16. 9 million yen ($145,290) during the Toyosu fish market's New Year auction, at a restaurant in Tokyo. AFP
    People look at a tuna that was bought jointly by Michelin-starred sushi restaurant operator Onodera Group and wholesaler Yamayuki for 16. 9 million yen ($145,290) during the Toyosu fish market's New Year auction, at a restaurant in Tokyo. AFP
  • A zebra dove feeds in a botanical garden in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP
    A zebra dove feeds in a botanical garden in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP
  • Commuters make their way around the city during wet weather in London. Getty Images
    Commuters make their way around the city during wet weather in London. Getty Images
  • A man takes photos of windows at a police kiosk damaged by demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan. AP
    A man takes photos of windows at a police kiosk damaged by demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan. AP
  • A couple sit by the harbour in Sydney, Australia. Reuters
    A couple sit by the harbour in Sydney, Australia. Reuters
  • Traffic creeps on a motorway in Virginia, after being diverted away from another major road that was closed due to a winter storm. AFP
    Traffic creeps on a motorway in Virginia, after being diverted away from another major road that was closed due to a winter storm. AFP
  • Pope Francis talks to a group of nuns during his general audience at the Vatican. AFP
    Pope Francis talks to a group of nuns during his general audience at the Vatican. AFP
  • Passengers look out from the 'Spectrum of the Seas' cruise ship docked in Hong Kong. AP
    Passengers look out from the 'Spectrum of the Seas' cruise ship docked in Hong Kong. AP
  • A couple take photographs alongside the National Monument on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. PA
    A couple take photographs alongside the National Monument on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. PA
  • A man uses a shovel to clear snow from a street after heavy snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan. AFP
    A man uses a shovel to clear snow from a street after heavy snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan. AFP