World in focus — best photos for January 27, 2016

France’s Gael Monfils reacts on January 27, 2016, during his quarter-final match against Canada’s Milos Raonic at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park. The Canadian won the match 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to Friday’s semi-final against Britain’s Andy Murray. Tyrone Siu/ Reuters

Soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army marine corps train on January 20, 2016, at a military base in Bayingol, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Reuters

A tourist lies in the shadows of traditional Chinese lanterns on January 27, 2016, ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The new year falls on February 8 this year, and marks the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar. Joshua Paul / Associated Press

Devotees offer prayers by submerging themselves in the Hanumante River on January 27, 2016, during a month-long Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Devotees recite one chapter of a Hindu tale daily from the 31-chapter sacred Swasthani Brata Katha book, which is dedicated to god Madhavnarayan, goddess Swasthani, and other gods and goddess and the miraculous feats performed by them. The devotees also go on pilgrimages to temples, perform religious rituals, take a holy bath in the rivers and fast for a month, especially among women who believe fasting helps in their family’s well-being or in getting them a good husband. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters

Montreal Canadiens’ Lars Eller, left, and Columbus Blue Jackets’ Brandon Dubinsky reach for a high-flying puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game on January 26, 2016, in Montreal. Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press via AP

Coastal properties in Pacifica, California, are seen on January 26, 2016. Storms and powerful waves caused by El Nino have been intensifying erosion along coastal bluffs and beaches in the area. Josh Edelson / Agence France-Presse

US actor Will Smith attends photocell on January 27, 2016, for the movie Concussion at the Villamagna Hotel in Madrid, Spain. Ballesteros / EPA

A television tower is reflected in a puddle at the construction site of the Berlin City Palace, on January 27, 2016. The building will house the Humboldt Forum, a museum that aims to be a world centre for culture, when completed in 2019. The Prussian royal palace and the East German Palace of the Republic formerly occupied the site. The new building will have the same shape and size as the former palace and include authentically reconstructed facades. The interior will be modern, but the facades of one of the courts will be in the original style. Tobias Schwarz / Agence France-Presse

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