• Markus Eisenbichler of Germany soars through the air during his training jump on Day 1 of the 65th Four Hills Tournament ski jumping event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Adam Pretty / Bongarts / Getty Images
    Markus Eisenbichler of Germany soars through the air during his training jump on Day 1 of the 65th Four Hills Tournament ski jumping event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Adam Pretty / Bongarts / Getty Images
  • Smoke for chimneys is illuminated by the rising winter sun over Munich. The weather in the German Bavaria state capital is expected to be sunny on New Year’s Day with temperatures forecast between 6°C and minus -3°C. EPA/Joerg Koch / EPA
    Smoke for chimneys is illuminated by the rising winter sun over Munich. The weather in the German Bavaria state capital is expected to be sunny on New Year’s Day with temperatures forecast between 6°C and minus -3°C. EPA/Joerg Koch / EPA
  • A sailboat passes in front of clouds lit up by the sunset sky off Waikiki in Hawaii. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
    A sailboat passes in front of clouds lit up by the sunset sky off Waikiki in Hawaii. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
  • BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 31: A farmer walks at suburbs in heavy smog on December 31, 2016 in Beijing, China. Beijing Meteorological Bureau has issued an orange alert for heavy smog from December 30 to January 1. Lintao Zhang / Getty Images
    BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 31: A farmer walks at suburbs in heavy smog on December 31, 2016 in Beijing, China. Beijing Meteorological Bureau has issued an orange alert for heavy smog from December 30 to January 1. Lintao Zhang / Getty Images
  • A man takes a photo as the sun rises over the city skyline from a balcony on the 42nd floor of a hotel on a foggy day in Dubai. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
    A man takes a photo as the sun rises over the city skyline from a balcony on the 42nd floor of a hotel on a foggy day in Dubai. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
  • A woman prays in front of lanterns to celebrate the new year at Chogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. Ahn Young-joon / AP Photo
    A woman prays in front of lanterns to celebrate the new year at Chogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. Ahn Young-joon / AP Photo
  • An aerial view taken by a drone shows the warm light of the rising sun shining on the frost-covered landscape near Jacobsdorf, Germany. Patrick Pleul / EPA
    An aerial view taken by a drone shows the warm light of the rising sun shining on the frost-covered landscape near Jacobsdorf, Germany. Patrick Pleul / EPA
  • Two rescue inflatables bounce on the waves behind the former fishing trawler Golfo Azzurro during a search and rescue operation for migrants in the central Mediterranean Sea. Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
    Two rescue inflatables bounce on the waves behind the former fishing trawler Golfo Azzurro during a search and rescue operation for migrants in the central Mediterranean Sea. Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
  • An Afghan man works at a clay pot factory in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Ghulamullah Habibi / EPA
    An Afghan man works at a clay pot factory in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Ghulamullah Habibi / EPA

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World in focus — best photos for December 31, 2016

Jake Badger

December 31, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world today.

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