Gallery: The best photos from around the world
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The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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A hedgehog weighing about one kilo squats on a table in the hedgehog sanctuary in Guesten, Germany. Due to mild temperatures, many hedgehogs are waking up early this year. Normally, the animals go into hibernation in early December and then sleep through until April.Credit:Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa via AP
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A worker cleans a Buddha statue in preparation for the Lunar New Year celebrations at Satya Buddha Temple in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. People of Chinese descent in the world’s most populous Muslim country are preparing to celebrate the lunar New Year Year of the Rabbit on January 22.Credit:AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara
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Seen through a rushing subway car window, a member of the Mexican National Guard stands guard at a subway station in Mexico City. The mayor of Mexico City says that more the 6 thousand National Guard officers will be posted in the city’s subway system after a series of accidents that officials say could be due to sabotage.Credit:AP Photo/Fernando Llano
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Through the tunnel to the parade ring for the first race at Chelmsford City Racecourse in Chelmsford, England.Credit:Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
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A person walks as light fog covers the city, in Pamplona, northern Spain.Credit:AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos
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President Joe Biden speaks during a memorial service for former Defense Secretary Ash Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington.Credit:AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
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A bird in the bunker on the first hole during the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii.Credit:Harry How/Getty Images
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Workers push up the big tent for a Cirque du Soleil performance in Santiago, Chile.Credit:AP Photo/Matias Delacroix
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Fog floats around Salgo Castle near Salgotarjan, Hungary.Credit:Peter Komka/MTI via AP
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A member of the U.S. Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps is seated before a memorial service for former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter at the National Cathedral in Washington.Credit:AP Photo/Andrew Harnik