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Downtown Manhattan in New York City is seen over ice that formed on the banks of the Hudson River during below freezing temperatures from Jersey City, New Jersey, US. REUTERS -
A Sadhu or a Hindu holy man takes a dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers, during 'Kumbh Mela', or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, previously known as Allahabad, India. REUTERS -
Visitors walk through a tunnel decorated with lanterns at a light show to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, in Xian, Shaanxi, China. REUTERS -
Palestinian demonstrators run away from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during a protest against Jewish settlements, in al-Mughayyir village near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP -
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting to 'discuss fighting human trafficking on the southern border' in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, US. REUTERS -
A person cycles over the Clifton Suspension Bridge and Avon Gorge in Bristol during snowfall in southwest Britain. REUTERS -
A man fires a rocket among local indigenous people commemorating the start of their Purepecha New Year with a hike through wooded and mountainous trails in Michoacan state, Mexico. The Purepechas, the main ethnic group of Michoacan, each February celebrate a new year, walking with the 'Grandfather Fire' among the villages as an ancestral tradition that coincides with the agricultural cycle of the Mexican West. EPA -
A Freestyle Motocross (FMX) rider performs stunts during the Red Bull FMX Jam 2019 at the Gateway of India in Mumbai. AFP -
US Border Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents take part in a safety drill in the Anapra area in Sunland Park, New Mexico, United States, across from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico. AFP -
Nosh and Charlotte Talbot paddle down Queens Road during flooding in Rosslea, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. EPA
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