Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today.
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Rubel Hossain of Bangladesh bowls during the 20/20 International between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on January 6, 2017. Fiona Goodall / Agence France-Presse -
Members of the Edo Firemanship Preservation Association balance on top of bamboo ladders during a presentation at the Tokyo Fire Department’s New Year fire review on January 6, 2017. Some 3,000 firefighters participated in the annual exercises. Kazuhiro Nogi / Agence France-Presse -
Young Buddhist monks participate in a special religious teaching prayer attended by the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama during the Kalachakra event at Bodhgaya on January 6, 2017. Dibyangshu Sarkar / Agence France-Presse -
Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko serves against American Lauren Davis during a women’s singles semi-final match at the WTA Auckland Classic tennis tournament in Auckland on January 6, 2017. Michael Bradley / Agence France-Presse -
Pope Francis kisses a statue of baby Jesus as he arrives to lead a mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica on January 6, 2017 to celebrate the Epiphany. The 12th day of Christmas marks the visit of the three Wise Men to the baby Jesus. Tiziana Fabi / Agence France-Presse -
Mongolian-born sumo grand champion or “yokozuna” Harumafuji performs a ring-entering ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on January 6, 2017. Three sumo grand champions – Hakuho, Kakuryu and Harumafuji – made their New Year pilgrimage at the shrine. Behrouz Mehri / Agence France-Presse -
Snow hangs around a dog’s snout on January 6, 2017 in Berlin, where temperatures were around -4 C. Britta Pedersen / Agence France-Presse -
A man swims in the partially frozen Houhai lake in Beijing, China on January 6, 2017. Thomas Peter / Reuters
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