• Children ride a sledge after heavy snowfall in Berlin, Germany. Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters
    Children ride a sledge after heavy snowfall in Berlin, Germany. Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters
  • A runner with his face covered with hoarfrost competes during the traditional half Marathon amateur competition marking the Orthodox Christmas Day festivities, with the air temperature at about -24°C in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
    A runner with his face covered with hoarfrost competes during the traditional half Marathon amateur competition marking the Orthodox Christmas Day festivities, with the air temperature at about -24°C in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
  • A model is styled before the Fashion East presentation during London Fashion Week Men’s 2017 in London. Neil Hall / Reuters
    A model is styled before the Fashion East presentation during London Fashion Week Men’s 2017 in London. Neil Hall / Reuters
  • Norway’s Leif Kristian Haugen loses his balance during the men’s giant slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Adelboden. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
    Norway’s Leif Kristian Haugen loses his balance during the men’s giant slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Adelboden. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
  • Fans cheer on the riders as they depart the camp after stage six of the 2017 Dakar Rally between Oruro and La Paz was cancelled due to weather condtitons in Oruro, Bolivia. Dan Istitene / Getty Images
    Fans cheer on the riders as they depart the camp after stage six of the 2017 Dakar Rally between Oruro and La Paz was cancelled due to weather condtitons in Oruro, Bolivia. Dan Istitene / Getty Images
  • Filipinos throw powdered colour dyes during the 2017 Color Manila Run in Pasay City, south of Manila, Philippines. According to the organisers, around 12,000 runners were expected to participate in the fun run, which is in its fifth year. Mark Cristino / EPA
    Filipinos throw powdered colour dyes during the 2017 Color Manila Run in Pasay City, south of Manila, Philippines. According to the organisers, around 12,000 runners were expected to participate in the fun run, which is in its fifth year. Mark Cristino / EPA
  • Rays of light shine through holes on walls of a derelict customs warehouse occupied by migrants in Belgrade, Serbia. Yesterday, temperatures dropped to as low as -11°C. Srdjan Stevanovic / Getty Images
    Rays of light shine through holes on walls of a derelict customs warehouse occupied by migrants in Belgrade, Serbia. Yesterday, temperatures dropped to as low as -11°C. Srdjan Stevanovic / Getty Images
  • A camel walks past fighters loyal to the Arab Coalition-backed Yemeni president as they hold a position during a military operation against Houthi rebels and their allies in the coastal district of Dhubab. Yemeni government forces attacked rebel positions on the Red Sea coast sparking clashes in which six soldiers and 11 rebels were killed, a loyalist commander said. Saleh Al-Obeidi / AFP
    A camel walks past fighters loyal to the Arab Coalition-backed Yemeni president as they hold a position during a military operation against Houthi rebels and their allies in the coastal district of Dhubab. Yemeni government forces attacked rebel positions on the Red Sea coast sparking clashes in which six soldiers and 11 rebels were killed, a loyalist commander said. Saleh Al-Obeidi / AFP
  • Professional bareback rider Tanner Aus of Pennock, Minnesota, competes during the finals of the Colorado vs The World Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1911, the National Western Stock Show is the premier livestock, rodeo, and horse show in the United States. Jason Connolly / AFP
    Professional bareback rider Tanner Aus of Pennock, Minnesota, competes during the finals of the Colorado vs The World Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Established in 1911, the National Western Stock Show is the premier livestock, rodeo, and horse show in the United States. Jason Connolly / AFP
  • A person crosses the pedestrian bridge in the Public Garden during a winter storm in Boston. Michael Dwyer / AP Photo
    A person crosses the pedestrian bridge in the Public Garden during a winter storm in Boston. Michael Dwyer / AP Photo
  • An Afghan girl stands at the door of her house in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    An Afghan girl stands at the door of her house in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
  • A Kentucky Wildcats fan takes pictures with his phone before the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Andy Lyons / Getty Images / AFP
    A Kentucky Wildcats fan takes pictures with his phone before the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. Andy Lyons / Getty Images / AFP
  • A woman waits next to a booth on Istiklal Avenue during snowfalls in Istanbul. A heavy snowstorm paralysed life in Istanbul with hundreds of flights cancelled and the Bosphorus closed to shipping traffic. Yasin Akgul / AFP
    A woman waits next to a booth on Istiklal Avenue during snowfalls in Istanbul. A heavy snowstorm paralysed life in Istanbul with hundreds of flights cancelled and the Bosphorus closed to shipping traffic. Yasin Akgul / AFP

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World in focus – best photos for January 8, 2017

Fatima Al Marzouqi

January 08, 2017

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

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