• A competitor falls in a muddy pool as they take part in the Tough Guy endurance event near Wolverhampton, central England. AFP
    A competitor falls in a muddy pool as they take part in the Tough Guy endurance event near Wolverhampton, central England. AFP
  • Women walk past an abandoned building of Balat district, Istanbul, AFP
    Women walk past an abandoned building of Balat district, Istanbul, AFP
  • The media spot is silhouetted against the early morning sky before Pope Francis arrives to officiate an open-air mass officiated at the Campo San Juan Pablo II on the outskirts of Panama City. AFP
    The media spot is silhouetted against the early morning sky before Pope Francis arrives to officiate an open-air mass officiated at the Campo San Juan Pablo II on the outskirts of Panama City. AFP
  • People enjoy a barbecue as they bathe in a hot spring filled with fruit and vegetables at hotel in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Reuter
    People enjoy a barbecue as they bathe in a hot spring filled with fruit and vegetables at hotel in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Reuter
  • Mask dancers take part in a parade during the the International Festival of Masquerade Games 'Surva' in the town of Pernik, Bulgaria. EPA
    Mask dancers take part in a parade during the the International Festival of Masquerade Games 'Surva' in the town of Pernik, Bulgaria. EPA
  • Mud and waste from the disaster caused by a dam spill in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, is seen from above. EPA
    Mud and waste from the disaster caused by a dam spill in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil, is seen from above. EPA
  • Pope Francis gestures during his visit at the Casa Hogar 'El Buen Samaritano' in Panama City, Panama. EPA
    Pope Francis gestures during his visit at the Casa Hogar 'El Buen Samaritano' in Panama City, Panama. EPA
  • A humpback whale immerses in waters off the coast of Tromso, Norway. AFP
    A humpback whale immerses in waters off the coast of Tromso, Norway. AFP
  • A Russian honour guard marches during the military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the Nazi siege of Leningrad, at Dvortsovaya Square in Saint Petersburg. AFP
    A Russian honour guard marches during the military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the Nazi siege of Leningrad, at Dvortsovaya Square in Saint Petersburg. AFP
  • Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and France's Quentin Fillon Maillet compete at the shooting range during the men's 15km mass start event of the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Rasen-Antholz, Italy. AFP
    Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe and France's Quentin Fillon Maillet compete at the shooting range during the men's 15km mass start event of the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Rasen-Antholz, Italy. AFP
  • Two joggers run over the Queensboro Brigde towards Manhattan in the early morning hours in New York City. AFP
    Two joggers run over the Queensboro Brigde towards Manhattan in the early morning hours in New York City. AFP
  • French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte visit the temple of Abu Simbel in southern Egypt. AFP
    French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte visit the temple of Abu Simbel in southern Egypt. AFP
  • A gardener works at a flower garden in Panga, Aceh province, Indonesia. AFP
    A gardener works at a flower garden in Panga, Aceh province, Indonesia. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for January 28, 2019

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