World in focus - best photos for January 3, 2019

Take a look at our pick of the finest images from around the world today

A zoo keeper poses with penguins during the annual stock take at the ZSL London Zoo in central London. AFP

A man offers prayers by circling around the dome of Boudhanath Stupa, a UNESCO world heritage site famous among Buddhist devotees and tourists, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters

A migrant woman and a child, intercepted off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, sit in a bus after arriving on a rescue boat at the port of Malaga, southern Spain. Reuters

An Indian Sikh warrior blows fire as he displays traditional martial art skills during a religious procession ahead of the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in Jammu, India. AP Photo

Tourists and locals visit the Dubai Mall aquarium in downtown Dubai. AFP

Activists of leftist alliance cover their mouth with black cloths as they join in a rally to demand a new election under caretaker government, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters

Oklahoma City Thunder's Terrance Ferguson falls towards the court during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. AP Photo

Men exercise inside a public park on a foggy winter morning in Kolkata, India. Reuters

A teenager leaps from the Henley Beach Jetty during a hot day in Adelaide, Australia. EPA

A man casts a shadow on the US - Mexico border fence in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP

Lookout Studio in Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. AP Photo

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