• A photographer leans out of a window to take pictures of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas who was in the Vatican City to inaugurate the new Palestinian embassy. Massimo Percossi / EPA
    A photographer leans out of a window to take pictures of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas who was in the Vatican City to inaugurate the new Palestinian embassy. Massimo Percossi / EPA
  • A picture taken with a multiple exposure shows Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during a practice session ahead of Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. Tracey Nearmy / EPA
    A picture taken with a multiple exposure shows Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during a practice session ahead of Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. Tracey Nearmy / EPA
  • Thousands of people demonstrate in Bilbao, Spain, against a Spanish government decision to disperse hundreds of ETA prisoners to other prisons around the the country in order to hamper communications. Javier Zorrilla / EPA
    Thousands of people demonstrate in Bilbao, Spain, against a Spanish government decision to disperse hundreds of ETA prisoners to other prisons around the the country in order to hamper communications. Javier Zorrilla / EPA
  • Lindsey Vonn of the US on her practice run i Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria. Dominic Ebenbichler / Reuters
    Lindsey Vonn of the US on her practice run i Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria. Dominic Ebenbichler / Reuters
  • A commuter jumps between trains at a train station in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters
    A commuter jumps between trains at a train station in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters
  • Oklahoma guard Kameron McGusty, left, is fouled by Texas Tech forward Aaron Ross, right, on a shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game. Sue Ogrocki / AP Photo
    Oklahoma guard Kameron McGusty, left, is fouled by Texas Tech forward Aaron Ross, right, on a shot during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game. Sue Ogrocki / AP Photo
  • Pilgrims go for a dip in the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Ganges River, in Gangasagar, India, to mark the Makar Sankranti festival. Bikas Das / AP Photo
    Pilgrims go for a dip in the confluence of the Bay of Bengal and Ganges River, in Gangasagar, India, to mark the Makar Sankranti festival. Bikas Das / AP Photo
  • A man walks with his child under Chinese lanterns on display at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations. Vincent Thian / AP Photo
    A man walks with his child under Chinese lanterns on display at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations. Vincent Thian / AP Photo
  • Filipinos carry religious icons of the baby Jesus during the annual Santo Nino feast in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP Photo
    Filipinos carry religious icons of the baby Jesus during the annual Santo Nino feast in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP Photo
  • Afghans gather around a fire to escape biting temperatures, in Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
    Afghans gather around a fire to escape biting temperatures, in Herat, Afghanistan. Jalil Rezayee / EPA
  • Nubians on the River Nile row their boat towards Heisa Island, Aswan, southern Egypt. Nariman El Mofty / AP Photo
    Nubians on the River Nile row their boat towards Heisa Island, Aswan, southern Egypt. Nariman El Mofty / AP Photo
  • Women’s downhill skier Edit Miklos of Hungary is rescued by a helicopter following her crash during a practice run ahead of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup meeting in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria. Leonhard Foeger / Reuters
    Women’s downhill skier Edit Miklos of Hungary is rescued by a helicopter following her crash during a practice run ahead of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup meeting in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria. Leonhard Foeger / Reuters

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World in focus – best photos for January 15, 2017

Fatima Al Marzouqi

January 15, 2017

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