World of photos, January 12, 2025
11 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Seagulls fly at the Baltic Sea in Scharbeutz, northern Germany.Credit:AP Photo/Michael Probst
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A crowd gathers outside the Umayyad Mosque during the distribution of free meals after Friday prayers in Damascus, Syria.Credit:AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed
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The columns of a mansion stand amongst the ruins of a home following the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, California. Firefighters are making some progress on controlling the deadly blazes that have scorched Los Angeles, as the toll of destruction rises with entire neighbourhoods reduced to ash.Credit:Michael Nigro/Bloomberg
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Dawn breaks and a heavy frost clings to the landscape after overnight temperatures dropped to -7C in Northwich, United Kingdom. The Met Office has issued weather warnings as a cold snap sweeps across the UK, bringing freezing temperatures and bouts of ice, snow, and rain.Credit:Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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A crow skates along the frozen lake at Beddington Farmland in Beddington, England. The 120-hectare former landfill site near the Beddington industrial estate in South London was slated for restoration as a wetlands nature reserve in 2013, as a condition of building a nearby incinerator.Credit:Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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A woman poses for pictures with her friends at the capital’s popular tourist area of Nanluoguxiang in Beijing, China.Credit:AP Photo/Aaron Favila
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The Ohio State band performs before the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game between Texas and Ohio State in Arlington, Texas.Credit:AP Photo/Julio Cortez
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Adam Winfrey works to remove snow and ice from the parking lot of The Fountain on Delmar restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri.Credit:Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP
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A lone supporter for President-elect Donald Trump sits outside Manhattan criminal court during the sentencing hearing in Trump’s hush money case in New York.Credit:AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura
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Two highland cows sit in a snow covered field following the coldest night of winter so far, with an overnight low of of -14.5C recorded at Altnaharra in Lumsden, Scotland. The Met Office has issued weather warnings as a cold snap sweeps across the UK, bringing freezing temperatures and bouts of ice, snow, and rain.Credit:Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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Lazio’s fans support their team before the Italian Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Como at Rome’s Olympic stadium.Credit:AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia
