Today's best photos: from a pilgrimage in South Africa to the travel rush in China - in pictures

  • Members of the Shembe Church gather on top of Nhlangakazi Mountain during the annual Nazareth Baptist Church pilgrimage near Durban in South Africa. Once a year, 20,000 followers of the Shembe Church gather to walk 50km to their holy mountain to pray and enjoy the community of fellow worshipers. EPA
    Members of the Shembe Church gather on top of Nhlangakazi Mountain during the annual Nazareth Baptist Church pilgrimage near Durban in South Africa. Once a year, 20,000 followers of the Shembe Church gather to walk 50km to their holy mountain to pray and enjoy the community of fellow worshipers. EPA
  • A man carries his dog as people shop for Chinese ornaments and food in Jakarta, Indonesia, before the Chinese Lunar New Year on January 22. AFP
    A man carries his dog as people shop for Chinese ornaments and food in Jakarta, Indonesia, before the Chinese Lunar New Year on January 22. AFP
  • Jambia handles on display in a market in the old city of Sanaa. The famous Yemeni knife, dating back more than 2,000 years, is a curved and double-edged dagger worn proudly by most men. EPA
    Jambia handles on display in a market in the old city of Sanaa. The famous Yemeni knife, dating back more than 2,000 years, is a curved and double-edged dagger worn proudly by most men. EPA
  • A woman prays at the Tam Chuc Pagoda in Vietnam's Ha Nam province. AFP
    A woman prays at the Tam Chuc Pagoda in Vietnam's Ha Nam province. AFP
  • Koltin Hevalow is thrown during the PBR Unleash The Beast rodeo at Madison Square Garden in New York City. AFP
    Koltin Hevalow is thrown during the PBR Unleash The Beast rodeo at Madison Square Garden in New York City. AFP
  • Carnival dancers perform during The Awakening at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, which celebrates the English city's cultural past, present and future.
    Carnival dancers perform during The Awakening at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, which celebrates the English city's cultural past, present and future.
  • A man shields a child as he runs for cover during protests near Juliaca airport in Peru. Demonstrations against the government of Dina Boluarte left at least 12 injured on Friday. EPA
    A man shields a child as he runs for cover during protests near Juliaca airport in Peru. Demonstrations against the government of Dina Boluarte left at least 12 injured on Friday. EPA
  • A view of the Sun and some sunspots taken from Kuwait City. AFP
    A view of the Sun and some sunspots taken from Kuwait City. AFP
  • Shinto followers of the Teppozu Inari Shrine take a bath in cold water to purify their souls and bodies during a New Year ritual in Tokyo. AFP
    Shinto followers of the Teppozu Inari Shrine take a bath in cold water to purify their souls and bodies during a New Year ritual in Tokyo. AFP
  • People wearing masks rush to catch their trains at a railway station in Suzhou, a city in eastern China's Jiangsu province. China faces a surge of Covid-19 cases with the start of the Lunar New Year travel rush. AP
    People wearing masks rush to catch their trains at a railway station in Suzhou, a city in eastern China's Jiangsu province. China faces a surge of Covid-19 cases with the start of the Lunar New Year travel rush. AP