World in focus: best photos for February 5, 2019

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A man dressed in traditional attire holds a drum above his head in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters

A woman prays for good fortune on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, China. Getty Images

A worker clears snow next to the statue of Vladimir Lenin outside St Petersburg, Russia. AP Photo

A surfer at Tynemouth beach in North Tyneside, UK, braves the low temperatures. PA via AP

Tourists look at pictures after taking selfies in Seoul, South Korea. EPA

A Rohingya refugee walks back to his home at Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhia. AFP

The west section of Morandi bridge is pictured in Genoa, Italy. AFP

A worker clears the ice from the steps of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia. AFP

Members of the Chinese community offer prayers during Chinese Lunar New Year in Manila, Philippines. Reuters

A surfer rides the Eisbach wave in the English Garden in Munich, Germany. Getty Images

Children jump off the bridge in Waitangi, New Zealand. Getty Images

A woman stands in front of prayer ribbons wishing for reunification of the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea. Getty Images

A man uses his smartphone outside the entrance to Kropotkinskaya metro station in Moscow, Russia. AFP

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