The week’s best photos
A new year dawns, a volcano yawns, and more
Lightning strikes overhead as members of the SOS Mediterranee rescue ship "Ocean Viking" conduct an exercise in the Mediterranean Sea
A boy kicks a ball down an alley near the Balata camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank
Fireworks light up the Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia
Buddhist devotees pray inside coffins during the New Year's resurrection ceremony at Wat Takien temple in Bangkok, Thailand
A volcanic eruption lights up the north-east crater of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy
Galejadors dressed in traditional Catalan costume fire their muskets during the Pine Festival in Centelles, Spain
A pelican is silhouetted against the sky above Panama City, Panama
A street musician breathes fire during a heavy snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia
A performer with his face painted black poses for a portrait during the Day of Holy Innocents celebrations in Caucagua, Venezuela
Pigeons flock above a throng of tourists visiting Amer Fort in Jaipur, India
German ski jumper Pius Paschke competes during the second stage of the Four Hills Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Children interact with a lion dancer at a kindergarten in Wenling City, China
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