Bizarre ice patterns created by the subzero temperatures on a frozen drainage channel near Mallnow, Germany. Patrick Pleul / EPA
perform the national dance ‘Horo’ holding national flags in the icy waters of the river in the town of Kalofer, Bulgaria. Vassil Donev / EPA
Slovakian rider Ivan Jakes powers his KTM during the Stage 3 of the 2016 Dakar Rally between Termas de Rio Hondo and Jujuy, Argentina. Franck Fife / AFP Photo
Serbia’s coach Nikola Grbic speaks to his players during their 2016 Men’s Volleyball Olympic Qualification Pool A match against Poland in Berlin. John MacDougall / AFP Photo
Finland celebrates winning the 2016 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship final against Russia in Helsinki. Roni Rekomaa / Lehtikuva / AFP Photo
An Emirati falconer prepares to train his birds during the Liwa 2016 Moreeb Dune Festival. Karim Sahib / AFP Photo
An Indian soldier takes part in the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi. Adnan Abidi / Reuters
A group of men play a game on a frozen lake in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. Wang Zhao / AFP Photo
Members of the Edo Firemanship Preservation Association balance on top of 10-metre-high bamboo ladders during a presentation at the Tokyo Fire Department’s New Year fire review. Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP Photo
Marreese Speights #5 of the Golden State Warriors and Brandon Bass #2 of the Los Angeles Lakers go for a rebound at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Harry How / Getty Images / AFP