World in focus — best photos for January 25, 2016

Smoke rises above a fire as French farmers block the RN 165 highway in both directions near Lorient, western France, to protest against the falling prices of dairy and meat products. Jean-Sebastien Evrard / AFP

A bride and groom wearing traditional handmade garlands wait for their wedding to start during a mass marriage ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan. The Pakistan Hindu Council organised a mass marriage ceremony where a total of 60 couples from the Hindu community residing in Pakistan’s Sindh province took wedding vows, according to the council. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters

Tourists watch high waves of the Pacific Ocean pounding the coast in Vina del Mar city, Chile. High waves have been pounding Chile’s coastline from Arica to Los Lagos. Ttourists have been warned by the navy to stay away from beaches, especially in the evening and early morning when the high tide comes in. Rodrigo Garrido / Reuters

Czech Republic’s Barbora Strycova falls after hitting a shot during her fourth round match against Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia. Tyrone Siu / Reuters

France’s Gael Monfils dives for a shot during his fourth round match against Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia. Issei Kato / Reuters

A tourist takes a photograph while using a selfie stick in front of the Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. A 34 percent plunge in the Canadian dollar since 2011 is spurring a reversal of traffic along the longest undefended border in the world. Cole Burston / Bloomberg

People look at the Popocatepetl volcano as it spews ash from Paso de Cortes, Puebla, Mexico. In the last hours, the monitoring system of the Popocatepetl volcano registered some explosions with large emissions of steam, gas and ash. Pablo Spencer / AFP

A look at the best photos from around the world.