• Big waves overpass a breakwater at the Port Olympic marina in Barcelona as storm Gloria batters Spanish eastern coast. AFP
    Big waves overpass a breakwater at the Port Olympic marina in Barcelona as storm Gloria batters Spanish eastern coast. AFP
  • Hot air balloons flying during sun rise over Bagan, Mayanmar, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. AFP
    Hot air balloons flying during sun rise over Bagan, Mayanmar, an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. AFP
  • Visitors watch a light show on the Supertree Grove at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. EPA
    Visitors watch a light show on the Supertree Grove at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. EPA
  • Toksook Bay, Alaska. The 2020 census in the U.S. begins Jan. 21, 2020, in this tiny community in Alaska. AP
    Toksook Bay, Alaska. The 2020 census in the U.S. begins Jan. 21, 2020, in this tiny community in Alaska. AP
  • Late afternoon sunlight reflects off narrowboats and barges moored on Regent's Canal in London, UK. Reuters
    Late afternoon sunlight reflects off narrowboats and barges moored on Regent's Canal in London, UK. Reuters
  • A tiger rescued from a circus by Animal Defenders International in Guatemala arrives at its new home near Winburg, South Africa. Reuters
    A tiger rescued from a circus by Animal Defenders International in Guatemala arrives at its new home near Winburg, South Africa. Reuters
  • Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts arrives to preside over the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S. Reuters
    Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts arrives to preside over the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S. Reuters
  • A furnace man at NewPro Foundries, where the castings of the iconic BAFTA masks are made, poses with a finished mask, ahead of the annual awards ceremony in London. Reuters
    A furnace man at NewPro Foundries, where the castings of the iconic BAFTA masks are made, poses with a finished mask, ahead of the annual awards ceremony in London. Reuters
  • A child stands at a makeshift camp next to the refugee camp of Moria, in the island of Lesbos, Greece. AFP
    A child stands at a makeshift camp next to the refugee camp of Moria, in the island of Lesbos, Greece. AFP
  • Honduran migrants travelling on caravan to the US, rest on the banks of the Suchiate river, the natural border between Guatemala, and Mexico. AFP
    Honduran migrants travelling on caravan to the US, rest on the banks of the Suchiate river, the natural border between Guatemala, and Mexico. AFP
  • A woman holds piles of vegetables transported by motorcycle along a street in Phnom Penh. AFP
    A woman holds piles of vegetables transported by motorcycle along a street in Phnom Penh. AFP
  • A skier looking at the "face" before the Free Ride World Tour skiing competition in Hakuba, western Japan. AFP
    A skier looking at the "face" before the Free Ride World Tour skiing competition in Hakuba, western Japan. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for January 22, 2020

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

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January 22, 2020

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