Today's best photos: From Pope Francis with an audience of nuns to rain at the Taj Mahal - in pictures

  • Pope Francis speaks to nuns during the weekly general audience at the Vatican. Reuters
    Pope Francis speaks to nuns during the weekly general audience at the Vatican. Reuters
  • Scotland's Robert MacIntyre plays a shot from the ninth tee during the first round of the Australian Open at the Lakes Golf Club in Sydney. EPA
    Scotland's Robert MacIntyre plays a shot from the ninth tee during the first round of the Australian Open at the Lakes Golf Club in Sydney. EPA
  • A horse rolls in the snow in Ballater, Scotland. Getty Images
    A horse rolls in the snow in Ballater, Scotland. Getty Images
  • The partially illuminated Berlin headquarters of Signa after it announced it will file for insolvency. The European property developer has stakes in New York's Chrysler Building, and luxury department stores KaDeWe in Berlin and Selfridges in London. EPA
    The partially illuminated Berlin headquarters of Signa after it announced it will file for insolvency. The European property developer has stakes in New York's Chrysler Building, and luxury department stores KaDeWe in Berlin and Selfridges in London. EPA
  • Schoolchildren in Amritsar, India, line up to represent a ribbon on the eve of World Aids Day. AFP
    Schoolchildren in Amritsar, India, line up to represent a ribbon on the eve of World Aids Day. AFP
  • A dog walker ventures out after this winter's first snowfall in Zurich, Switzerland. EPA
    A dog walker ventures out after this winter's first snowfall in Zurich, Switzerland. EPA
  • Families gather on the beach at Deir Al Balah, Gaza, during the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas. AFP
    Families gather on the beach at Deir Al Balah, Gaza, during the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas. AFP
  • People visit a Christmas-themed park in Taguig, Manila, in the Philippines. AFP
    People visit a Christmas-themed park in Taguig, Manila, in the Philippines. AFP
  • Israeli soldiers gather for a briefing next to tanks on the southern border with the Gaza strip during the temporary truce. AFP
    Israeli soldiers gather for a briefing next to tanks on the southern border with the Gaza strip during the temporary truce. AFP
  • A worker gathers poinsettas, the traditional Christmas flowers, at Uniplumo nursery in Wyestown, Dublin, Ireland. Reuters
    A worker gathers poinsettas, the traditional Christmas flowers, at Uniplumo nursery in Wyestown, Dublin, Ireland. Reuters
  • A dog looks out from its cage as police in Seoul, South Korea, block a protest against government plans to ban dog meat. Getty Images
    A dog looks out from its cage as police in Seoul, South Korea, block a protest against government plans to ban dog meat. Getty Images
  • Tourists shelter under umbrellas as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. AFP
    Tourists shelter under umbrellas as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. AFP