• A priest gestures after he ran out of holy water as he prepares for Black Nazarene in Manila. Erik De Castro / Reuters
    A priest gestures after he ran out of holy water as he prepares for Black Nazarene in Manila. Erik De Castro / Reuters
  • A Palestinian Christian woman lights a votive candle during Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Saint Porphyrios Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP Photo
    A Palestinian Christian woman lights a votive candle during Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Saint Porphyrios Greek Orthodox church in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP Photo
  • A Bangladeshi man shouts slogans against a nationwide strike called by the Jamaat-e-Islami party in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AM Ahad / AP Photo
    A Bangladeshi man shouts slogans against a nationwide strike called by the Jamaat-e-Islami party in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AM Ahad / AP Photo
  • Bosnian Serbs carry oak and pray near burning Yule logs in front of the Church of the Holy Prophet Elijah during the eve of the Orthodox Christmas in Sokolac, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Dado Ruvic / Reuters
    Bosnian Serbs carry oak and pray near burning Yule logs in front of the Church of the Holy Prophet Elijah during the eve of the Orthodox Christmas in Sokolac, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Dado Ruvic / Reuters
  • Australia’s David Warner leaps as he celebrates after hitting a century against the West Indies in Sydney. Rob Griffith / AP Photo
    Australia’s David Warner leaps as he celebrates after hitting a century against the West Indies in Sydney. Rob Griffith / AP Photo
  • North Korean soldiers work in a field in Sinuiju, North Korea. Chinatopix via AP
    North Korean soldiers work in a field in Sinuiju, North Korea. Chinatopix via AP
  • Manchester City’s Yaya Toure has his free kick blocked by the Everton wall during the first leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final. Andrew Yates / Reuters
    Manchester City’s Yaya Toure has his free kick blocked by the Everton wall during the first leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final. Andrew Yates / Reuters
  • Islam Slimani, right, of Sporting CP heads in a goal against Vitória Setubal in Portugal. Jose Sena Goulao / EPA
    Islam Slimani, right, of Sporting CP heads in a goal against Vitória Setubal in Portugal. Jose Sena Goulao / EPA
  • Paramilitary soldiers in New Delhi are seen rehearsing for India’s Republic Day parade. Rajat Gupta / EPA
    Paramilitary soldiers in New Delhi are seen rehearsing for India’s Republic Day parade. Rajat Gupta / EPA
  • A snowman at Gendarmenmarkt square in Berlin. Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters
    A snowman at Gendarmenmarkt square in Berlin. Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters
  • Peugeot driver Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean Paul Cottret compete during the Stage 4 of the 2016 Dakar Rally around Jujuy, in Argentina. Franck Fife / AFP Photo
    Peugeot driver Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver Jean Paul Cottret compete during the Stage 4 of the 2016 Dakar Rally around Jujuy, in Argentina. Franck Fife / AFP Photo
  • An aerial view of a busy street during a countrywide dawn to dusk strike called by Jamaat-e-Islami, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abir Abdullah / EPA
    An aerial view of a busy street during a countrywide dawn to dusk strike called by Jamaat-e-Islami, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abir Abdullah / EPA
  • An Elvis fan boards the ‘Elvis Express’ at Central Station in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images
    An Elvis fan boards the ‘Elvis Express’ at Central Station in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images
  • Edilberto Letona Linares, a former army officer, sits surrounded by police after arriving to a courtroom in Guatemala City. Moises Castillo / AP Photo
    Edilberto Letona Linares, a former army officer, sits surrounded by police after arriving to a courtroom in Guatemala City. Moises Castillo / AP Photo
  • Russian-born artist Alexander Reichstein’s work ‘They were here’ on display in a street of the city’s old town as part of the Lux Helsinki light festival, in Helsinki. Markku Ojala / EPA
    Russian-born artist Alexander Reichstein’s work ‘They were here’ on display in a street of the city’s old town as part of the Lux Helsinki light festival, in Helsinki. Markku Ojala / EPA
  • People walk in front of the Holy Trinity Cathedral during midnight Christmas service in Tbilisi, Georgia. David Mdzinarishvili / Reuters
    People walk in front of the Holy Trinity Cathedral during midnight Christmas service in Tbilisi, Georgia. David Mdzinarishvili / Reuters

World in focus — best photos for January 7, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world.