World in focus - best photos for January 18, 2021

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

An Indian Sikh devotee performs martial arts during a religious procession ahead of the birth anniversary of the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, in Jammu, Kashmir. EPA

Reflected in a pane of glass, Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc perform during the skating spectacular at the US Figure Skating Championships in Las Vegas. AP Photo

The shoe of a migrant lays on the highway where soldiers stopped a large group of Honduran migrants on their way to the US in Vado Hondo, Guatemala. AP Photo

People wearing face masks skate on a frozen lake which has been turned to an ice rink in Beijing, China. Photo taken on January 16, 2021. Reuters

Women dressed in kimonos walk through the deserted torii path Fushimi Inari Taish shrine in Kyoto, Japan. Getty Images

Army soldiers get ready for a march during the rehearsals for the upcoming Republic Day parade at the Raisina hills in New Delhi, India. AP Photo

The Patriot boat after it capsized while racing at the America's Cup challenger series in Auckland, New Zealand. AP Photo

Ipanema beach in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro is seen packed with people. Reuters

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