Today's best photos, from skiing in Austria to surfers at Golden Gate Bridge - in pictures

  • US Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy celebrates after being voted the next Speaker of the House of Representatives, in Washington. EPA
    US Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy celebrates after being voted the next Speaker of the House of Representatives, in Washington. EPA
  • A skier on a slope in an otherwise snowless Schladming, Austria. EPA
    A skier on a slope in an otherwise snowless Schladming, Austria. EPA
  • A bull rider competes during the first round of the PBR Unleash The Beast Monster Energy Buck Off at Madison Square Garden. AFP
    A bull rider competes during the first round of the PBR Unleash The Beast Monster Energy Buck Off at Madison Square Garden. AFP
  • Surfers ride waves in front of a Golden Gate Bridge tower, in San Francisco. AP
    Surfers ride waves in front of a Golden Gate Bridge tower, in San Francisco. AP
  • People attend the annual ceremony of bonfire of dried oak branches, the Yule log symbol for the Orthodox Christmas eve according to the Julian calendar, at the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade. AFP
    People attend the annual ceremony of bonfire of dried oak branches, the Yule log symbol for the Orthodox Christmas eve according to the Julian calendar, at the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade. AFP
  • Thousands of starlings fly in a murmuration during sunset at Oroklini Lake near Larnaca, Cyprus. Reuters
    Thousands of starlings fly in a murmuration during sunset at Oroklini Lake near Larnaca, Cyprus. Reuters
  • Benfica's Portuguese striker Goncalo Ramos, right, vies with Portimonense's Japanese goalkeeper Kosuke Nakamura during their Portuguese League football match, in Lisbon. AFP
    Benfica's Portuguese striker Goncalo Ramos, right, vies with Portimonense's Japanese goalkeeper Kosuke Nakamura during their Portuguese League football match, in Lisbon. AFP