• Roberta Vinci of Italy hits a return against Japan’s Misaki Doi in their women’s second round match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Australia. Saeed Khan / AFP
    Roberta Vinci of Italy hits a return against Japan’s Misaki Doi in their women’s second round match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Australia. Saeed Khan / AFP
  • Children play at river Atrato in Tagachi municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. Raul Arboleda / AFP
    Children play at river Atrato in Tagachi municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. Raul Arboleda / AFP
  • Civilians walk past Iraqi forces as they flee Mosul’s southeastern Al–Mithaq neighbourhood, during an ongoing military operation against ISIL. Ahmad Mousa / AFP
    Civilians walk past Iraqi forces as they flee Mosul’s southeastern Al–Mithaq neighbourhood, during an ongoing military operation against ISIL. Ahmad Mousa / AFP
  • Seagulls fly at dawn as smoke from a fire is seen in the background in the Helderberg mountains around Somerset West, South Africa. More than 120 firefighters, three helicopters and a water bombing aircraft have been battling the fire, fanned by winds, around the Somerset West and Stellenbosch areas. Several properties in the area have been evacuated. The cause of the fire is yet unknown. Nic Bothma / EPA
    Seagulls fly at dawn as smoke from a fire is seen in the background in the Helderberg mountains around Somerset West, South Africa. More than 120 firefighters, three helicopters and a water bombing aircraft have been battling the fire, fanned by winds, around the Somerset West and Stellenbosch areas. Several properties in the area have been evacuated. The cause of the fire is yet unknown. Nic Bothma / EPA
  • People stand in the flooded auction hall of the fish market in Hamburg, northern Germany, harbour. The northern German coast region was hit by flooding after a heavy storm. Daniel Reinhardt / dpa via AP
    People stand in the flooded auction hall of the fish market in Hamburg, northern Germany, harbour. The northern German coast region was hit by flooding after a heavy storm. Daniel Reinhardt / dpa via AP
  • A Palestinian man fishes during sunset at a beach near Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    A Palestinian man fishes during sunset at a beach near Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
  • Cambodian soldiers stand in lines during a ceremony before their departure to Lebanon at the military airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia sent off 184 soldiers to Lebanon under the United Nations global peacekeeping efforts. Kith Serey
    Cambodian soldiers stand in lines during a ceremony before their departure to Lebanon at the military airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodia sent off 184 soldiers to Lebanon under the United Nations global peacekeeping efforts. Kith Serey
  • Heather Watson of Great Britain throws her racquet in the air in the Womens Singles match against Kristina Mladenovic of France on day four of the 2017 Hopman Cup at Perth Arena in Australia. Will Russell / Getty Images
    Heather Watson of Great Britain throws her racquet in the air in the Womens Singles match against Kristina Mladenovic of France on day four of the 2017 Hopman Cup at Perth Arena in Australia. Will Russell / Getty Images
  • Tibetan Buddhist monks run as they carry baskets laden with bread to distribute to devotees who are participating in a special religious prayer attended by Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama during the Kalachakra event at Bodhgaya. Dibyangshu Srakar / AFP
    Tibetan Buddhist monks run as they carry baskets laden with bread to distribute to devotees who are participating in a special religious prayer attended by Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama during the Kalachakra event at Bodhgaya. Dibyangshu Srakar / AFP
  • Australia’s wicketkeeper Matthew Wade dives but fails to stop the ball thrown at the wicket by team mate Nathan Lyon during the Third Test between Australia and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground. David Gray / Reuters
    Australia’s wicketkeeper Matthew Wade dives but fails to stop the ball thrown at the wicket by team mate Nathan Lyon during the Third Test between Australia and Pakistan at the Sydney Cricket Ground. David Gray / Reuters
  • A preying mantis hanging on a stick is silhouetted as he is inspected by keeper Jamie Mitchell during a photo call for the annual stock take at London Zoo in London. Caring for more than 750 different species, London Zoo’s keepers face the challenging task of tallying up every mammal, bird, reptile, fish and invertebrate at the Zoo. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Photo
    A preying mantis hanging on a stick is silhouetted as he is inspected by keeper Jamie Mitchell during a photo call for the annual stock take at London Zoo in London. Caring for more than 750 different species, London Zoo’s keepers face the challenging task of tallying up every mammal, bird, reptile, fish and invertebrate at the Zoo. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Photo

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World in focus – best photos for January 4, 2017

Fatima Al Marzouqi

January 04, 2017

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

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