Today's best photos: From a newly-hatched penguin chick to snow-covered terraces - in pictures

  • A penguin protects its chick and an egg that is yet to hatch at Paraiso Island in the Gerlache Strait. AFP
    A penguin protects its chick and an egg that is yet to hatch at Paraiso Island in the Gerlache Strait. AFP
  • Judges wait for the start of a ceremony to mark the opening of the legal year in Hong Kong. AFP
    Judges wait for the start of a ceremony to mark the opening of the legal year in Hong Kong. AFP
  • People board a train in Taipei, Taiwan. Northern Taiwan is experiencing a cold snap, with temperatures forecasted to fall under 10 degrees Celsius. EPA
    People board a train in Taipei, Taiwan. Northern Taiwan is experiencing a cold snap, with temperatures forecasted to fall under 10 degrees Celsius. EPA
  • Iraqi security forces carry the remains of people from the minority Yazidi, who were killed by Islamic State militants in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    Iraqi security forces carry the remains of people from the minority Yazidi, who were killed by Islamic State militants in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • Women scuffle during the men's fourth round match between Alexander Zverev and Cameron Norrie at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
    Women scuffle during the men's fourth round match between Alexander Zverev and Cameron Norrie at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
  • Soldiers guard packs containing cocaine, seized after the capture of a semi-submersible, near Esmeraldas, Ecuador. AFP
    Soldiers guard packs containing cocaine, seized after the capture of a semi-submersible, near Esmeraldas, Ecuador. AFP
  • Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, where Ron DeSantis was scheduled to speak before announcing his election withdrawal. Reuters
    Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, where Ron DeSantis was scheduled to speak before announcing his election withdrawal. Reuters
  • A snow-covered aluminium bust depicting Soviet state founder Vladimir Illitch Lenin in a park, in Razliv, Saint Petersburg. AFP
    A snow-covered aluminium bust depicting Soviet state founder Vladimir Illitch Lenin in a park, in Razliv, Saint Petersburg. AFP
  • Cattle, ear-tagged with individual names, eat at Robie Farm in Piermont, New Hampshire, US. Reuters
    Cattle, ear-tagged with individual names, eat at Robie Farm in Piermont, New Hampshire, US. Reuters
  • A devotee dresses as Hindu deity Lord Ram, in Ayodhya, India. AFP
    A devotee dresses as Hindu deity Lord Ram, in Ayodhya, India. AFP
  • Snow-covered terraced fields and houses in Congjiang county, in China's southwestern Guizhou province. AFP
    Snow-covered terraced fields and houses in Congjiang county, in China's southwestern Guizhou province. AFP