• A woman walks on a snow-covered road, past a wall of Peter and Paul fortress in Saint Petersburg. AFP
    A woman walks on a snow-covered road, past a wall of Peter and Paul fortress in Saint Petersburg. AFP
  • The sun setting behind the iconic Brooklyn Bridge next to the skyline of lower Manhattan in New York City. AFP
    The sun setting behind the iconic Brooklyn Bridge next to the skyline of lower Manhattan in New York City. AFP
  • Venezuelans living in Argentina protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, at Vaticano Square in Buenos Aires. AFP
    Venezuelans living in Argentina protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, at Vaticano Square in Buenos Aires. AFP
  • An Indian sadhu cleans the entrance of his tent among the Juna Akhara community at the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad. AFP
    An Indian sadhu cleans the entrance of his tent among the Juna Akhara community at the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad. AFP
  • A protester burns a flare during an anti-government demonstration called by the Yellow Vests in Nantes, western France. AFP
    A protester burns a flare during an anti-government demonstration called by the Yellow Vests in Nantes, western France. AFP
  • People walk through Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. AFP
    People walk through Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Paratroopers of Japan's Ground Self-Defence Force 1st Airborne Brigade descend by parachutes from military transport aircraft during an airborne exercise at Narashino training ground in Funabashi. AFP
    Paratroopers of Japan's Ground Self-Defence Force 1st Airborne Brigade descend by parachutes from military transport aircraft during an airborne exercise at Narashino training ground in Funabashi. AFP
  • Los Angeles Rams strong safety John Johnson leaps through smoke prior to the start of an NFL game in Los Angeles. EPA
    Los Angeles Rams strong safety John Johnson leaps through smoke prior to the start of an NFL game in Los Angeles. EPA
  • People pray as they bathe in ice-cold water in a ceremony to purify their souls and wish for good health in the new year at the Teppozu Inari shrine in Tokyo. Reuters
    People pray as they bathe in ice-cold water in a ceremony to purify their souls and wish for good health in the new year at the Teppozu Inari shrine in Tokyo. Reuters
  • A couple wearing protective gear smash wine bottles in an anger room in Beijing, China. Reuters
    A couple wearing protective gear smash wine bottles in an anger room in Beijing, China. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for January 13, 2019

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January 13, 2019

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