• Members of the Jarl Squad dressed in Viking costumes carry flaming torches during the Up Helly Aa Viking festival in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland. Jane Barlow / PA via AP
    Members of the Jarl Squad dressed in Viking costumes carry flaming torches during the Up Helly Aa Viking festival in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland. Jane Barlow / PA via AP
  • Cuban female boxers Idamerys Moreno, left, and Legnis Cala, train on Havana’s sea wall. Ramon Espinosa / AP Photo
    Cuban female boxers Idamerys Moreno, left, and Legnis Cala, train on Havana’s sea wall. Ramon Espinosa / AP Photo
  • Australian model Jesinta Franklin presents a wedding dress during the David Jones Autumn Winter 2017 collections launch in Sydney, Australia. David Moir / EPA
    Australian model Jesinta Franklin presents a wedding dress during the David Jones Autumn Winter 2017 collections launch in Sydney, Australia. David Moir / EPA
  • People burn incense at the Guiyuan Temple on the fifth day of Chinese Lunar New Year, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Darley Shen / Reuters
    People burn incense at the Guiyuan Temple on the fifth day of Chinese Lunar New Year, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Darley Shen / Reuters
  • Blind Indian cricketers celebrate the dismissal of a Pakistan batsman during the T20 Cricket World Cup for the Blind at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi. Sajjad Hussain / AFP Photo
    Blind Indian cricketers celebrate the dismissal of a Pakistan batsman during the T20 Cricket World Cup for the Blind at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi. Sajjad Hussain / AFP Photo
  • A child writes with chalk on a wall to celebrate Shreepanchami festival at Saraswati temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Children are given their first writing and reading lessons at the temple during the. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    A child writes with chalk on a wall to celebrate Shreepanchami festival at Saraswati temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Children are given their first writing and reading lessons at the temple during the. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • A Malaysian indigenous Mah Meri tribesman in a mask during the “Puja Pantai” ritual, a thanksgiving ritual praying to the spirits of the seas. Manan Vatsyayana / AFP
    A Malaysian indigenous Mah Meri tribesman in a mask during the “Puja Pantai” ritual, a thanksgiving ritual praying to the spirits of the seas. Manan Vatsyayana / AFP
  • A woman poses for a photo on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul. Lefteris Pitarakis / AP Photo
    A woman poses for a photo on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul. Lefteris Pitarakis / AP Photo

World in focus — best photos for February 1, 2017


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