• Lawrence Thomas, in goal for the Melbourne Victory, defends his goal from a Wellington Phoenix attack as the sun sets over the Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand. Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images
    Lawrence Thomas, in goal for the Melbourne Victory, defends his goal from a Wellington Phoenix attack as the sun sets over the Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand. Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images
  • A member of the Daredevil unit of the Indian Border Security Force performs a wheelie during rehearsals for the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, India. Rajat Gupta / EPA
    A member of the Daredevil unit of the Indian Border Security Force performs a wheelie during rehearsals for the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, India. Rajat Gupta / EPA
  • Afghan boys play in the snow on the outskirts of Kabul. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    Afghan boys play in the snow on the outskirts of Kabul. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
  • The Tour Down Under peloton during the stage from Adelaide to Tanunda. David Mariuz / AFP Photo
    The Tour Down Under peloton during the stage from Adelaide to Tanunda. David Mariuz / AFP Photo
  • A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honour of St Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, about 100km west of Madrid. Emilio Morenatti / AP Photo
    A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honour of St Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, about 100km west of Madrid. Emilio Morenatti / AP Photo
  • A juggler plays with clubs during the “Berrinche Cultural” festival in Granada, about 45km from Nicaragua’s capital Managua. Inti Ocon / AFP Photo
    A juggler plays with clubs during the “Berrinche Cultural” festival in Granada, about 45km from Nicaragua’s capital Managua. Inti Ocon / AFP Photo
  • US president-elect Donald Trump boards a lift after escorting Martin Luther King III to the lobby at Trump Tower in New York City. Dominick Reuter / AFP Photo
    US president-elect Donald Trump boards a lift after escorting Martin Luther King III to the lobby at Trump Tower in New York City. Dominick Reuter / AFP Photo
  • A Taiwanese paratrooper descends through a ring of coloured smoke during military exercises. Chiang Ying-ying / AP Photo
    A Taiwanese paratrooper descends through a ring of coloured smoke during military exercises. Chiang Ying-ying / AP Photo

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World in focus — best photos for January 17, 2017

Jake Badger

January 17, 2017

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

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