• A woman rides a horse through flames during the annual 'Luminarias' celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, northwest of Madrid. Reuters
    A woman rides a horse through flames during the annual 'Luminarias' celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, northwest of Madrid. Reuters
  • People stand by a heart shaped mural as a tribute to murdered Gdansk mayor Pawel Adamowicz. AP Photo
    People stand by a heart shaped mural as a tribute to murdered Gdansk mayor Pawel Adamowicz. AP Photo
  • Sri Lanka Police Special Task Force soldiers stand during a passing out parade at Katukurunda. AFP
    Sri Lanka Police Special Task Force soldiers stand during a passing out parade at Katukurunda. AFP
  • Competitors ride their motorbike across the dunes during stage nine of the Dakar Rally in Pisco, Peru. AP Photo
    Competitors ride their motorbike across the dunes during stage nine of the Dakar Rally in Pisco, Peru. AP Photo
  • A Syrian man clears snow off his tent at a refugee camp in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley. AFP
    A Syrian man clears snow off his tent at a refugee camp in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa valley. AFP
  • Seagulls fly under a heavy storm cloud off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut. AFP
    Seagulls fly under a heavy storm cloud off the coast of the Lebanese capital Beirut. AFP
  • German MPs attend a special parliament session at the Reichstag building. AP Photo
    German MPs attend a special parliament session at the Reichstag building. AP Photo
  • A Naga Sadhu or Hindu holy man waits for devotees inside his camp during Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India. Reuters
    A Naga Sadhu or Hindu holy man waits for devotees inside his camp during Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India. Reuters
  • A large, circular ice floe spins slowly in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine. Reuters
    A large, circular ice floe spins slowly in the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine. Reuters
  • A member of the migrant caravan from El Salvador en route to the United States, rests near the road to Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala. Reuters
    A member of the migrant caravan from El Salvador en route to the United States, rests near the road to Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala. Reuters

World in focus - best photos for January 17, 2019


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