• A man walks past a snow covered vineyard near Maidstone, south-east England. Gareth Fuller / PA via AP
    A man walks past a snow covered vineyard near Maidstone, south-east England. Gareth Fuller / PA via AP
  • A balloon bearing the effigy of former US intelligence contractor and whistle blower Edward Snowden is attached to Paris’s Statue of Liberty. Eric Feferberg / AFP Photo
    A balloon bearing the effigy of former US intelligence contractor and whistle blower Edward Snowden is attached to Paris’s Statue of Liberty. Eric Feferberg / AFP Photo
  • People look at the latest wheel products at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2017 in Chiba. Behrouz Mehri / AFP Photo
    People look at the latest wheel products at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2017 in Chiba. Behrouz Mehri / AFP Photo
  • Muslims prepare for prayers at the World Muslim Congregation, also known as Biswa Ijtema, at Tongi, Bangladesh. AFP Photo
    Muslims prepare for prayers at the World Muslim Congregation, also known as Biswa Ijtema, at Tongi, Bangladesh. AFP Photo
  • High-speed trains seen at a maintenance station in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province. Chinatopix Via AP Photo
    High-speed trains seen at a maintenance station in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province. Chinatopix Via AP Photo
  • Labourers abseil down the side of a under construction building in the Ratchaprasong shopping district, Bangkok, Thailand. Narong Sangnak / EPA
    Labourers abseil down the side of a under construction building in the Ratchaprasong shopping district, Bangkok, Thailand. Narong Sangnak / EPA
  • A North Korean man cycles along the banks of the River Taedong. Wong Maye-E / AP Photo
    A North Korean man cycles along the banks of the River Taedong. Wong Maye-E / AP Photo
  • Vietnamese municipal workers plant flowers in a public park in preparation for the upcoming Lunar New Year in Hanoi. Hoang Dinh Nam / AFP Photo
    Vietnamese municipal workers plant flowers in a public park in preparation for the upcoming Lunar New Year in Hanoi. Hoang Dinh Nam / AFP Photo
  • A man works on the pitch of the Stade de l’Amitié Sino Stadium in Libreville on the eve of the opening game of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Gabriel Bouys / AFP Photo
    A man works on the pitch of the Stade de l’Amitié Sino Stadium in Libreville on the eve of the opening game of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Gabriel Bouys / AFP Photo

World in focus — best photos for January 13, 2017


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Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today.