World in focus - best photos for January 4, 2021

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

Ryu Han-na gets CT scan at WooAhIn Plastic Surgery Clinic in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters

A man covers himself with a blanket during a cold morning in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

Five-day-old lion cubs rest on the ground at Taigan safari park in Belogorsk, Crimea. Reuters

A passenger waits for his train at Hua Lamphong Central Railway Station in Bangkok. AFP

Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during the Italian Serie A football match at the Juventus stadium in Turin. AFP

Men covered with lubricating oil compete in a coconut ball possession game during a fair on the occasion of the 73rd Myanmar Independence Day in Yangon, Myanmar. EPA

A man carries foods through floodwaters in Lanchang in Malaysia's Pahang, AFP

A street dog sits on the bike of a visitor at a public garden in Amritsar, India. EPA

A woman fries peanuts for sale in Munshiganj, Bangladesh. Reuters

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi holds the Speaker's gavel in the air on the House floor in the US Capitol after becoming Speaker of the 117th Congress in Washington, DC. AFP

Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 meters, is seen from Tokyo during sunset. AFP

A boatman uses an oar to break the ice layer of the frozen portion of Dal Lake after heavy snowfall in Srinagar. AFP

People spend a day outdoors at Kossciuszko Mound in Krakow, Poland. EPA

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