World in focus — best photos for January 18, 2017

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  Indian children in Allahabad watch a stage performance as part of an advocacy programme against child labour. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo

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  Filipinos throw buckets of water on a fire at a residential area in Quezon City, east of Manila. Rolex Dela Pena / EPA

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  Workers in Tangerang, Jakarta, make a toffee-like sweet cake called “dodol,” one of the traditional delicacies served during Chinese New Year celebrations in Indonesia. Tatan Syuflana / AP Photo

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  Wen Wanchang, whose son was on board the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, cries as he waits for a meeting with Malaysia Airlines officials in Beijing, a day after it was announced that the search for the missing plane was over. Ng Han Guan / AP Photo

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  Dancers of the Yvette Bozsik Company on the stage of the Arts Palace in Budapest during a rehearsal for the production Pinocchio. Attila Kisbenedek / AFP Photo

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  Two Pakistani men ride in a horse-drawn cart on a foggy day in Lahore. Arif Ali / AFP Photo

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  A flock of birds fly over the River Thames near Hampton Court Palace, west London. Matt Dunham / AP Photo

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  A Kashmiri man walks inside a park after a fresh snowfall in Srinagar. Tauseef Mustafa / AFP Photo

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  Daniel Evans of Great Britain serves in his second round match against Croatia’s Marin Cilic on day three of the 2017 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Quinn Rooney / Getty Images

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  Evening traffic on the A2 autobahn near Hanover, central Germany. Julian Stratenschulte / dpa / AFP Photo

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