World in focus - best photos for January 12, 2021

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

Crowds stroll along a canal in the Navigli district of Milan, Italy. EPA

The aftermath of a landslide which swept away homes the day before, in Sumedang, West Java province, Indonesia. AFP

Steve Smith of Australia dives for the ball during day five of the Third Test match in the series between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground. Getty Images

A drone image shows damaged houses among volcanic ash deposits at the Taal volcano in Batangas, Philippines. A year has passed since the Taal volcano erupted, leaving thousands of residents displaced. EPA

A woman walks through a flooded street in the village of Obot, near the city of Shkodra in Albania. The country has been pummelled by intensive rains for the past five days, which have led to overflowing rivers and flooding in its western plain. AFP

Japanese macaques soak in a hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate, on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. Reuters

A picture shows a car submerged on a flooded street in the town of Fushe Kosove, after heavy rain and snow showers in Kosovo. AFP

A person stands in front of a hat and umbrella stall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bloomberg

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