World in focus - best photos for January 1, 2021

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A groom carries his bride to their hotel following their wedding in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province. AFP

People celebrate the new year dancing around a bonfire in the street of Nairobi's Kibera slum. AFP

A woman wearing face a mask flies a kite by the banks of the Yangtze River in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province. AFP

A Sri Lankan Hindu devotee prays at a Hindu Temple in the capital Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA

Sikh devotees pay their respects on the occasion of New Year Day amid foggy conditions at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP

A woman wearing a face mask prays to ancient Buddha statues to mark the start of New Year 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA

A man paints Pakistani truck art on a two-seater Cessna aircraft at general aviation area at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters

Jaclyn Bernstein, of New York, lies in confetti after the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball dropped in Times Square, in New York. AP Photo

People ride on a vehicle along a road during sunrise on New Year's Day in Karachi. AFP

A girl poses with cotton candy at the Happy Valley amusement park on New Year's Day, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Reuters

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