From the ongoing Palestinian protests to Orthodox Christmas celebrations in Russia and 2018 Pre-Carnival Samba Parade in Brazil — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
© Sputnik / Aleksandr Kondratuk / Go to the mediabankGirls revive the rite of Christmas caroling and fortunetelling in Kidysh, a Cossack settlement in Chelyabinsk Region, Russia, on January 8, 2018.
Girls revive the rite of Christmas caroling and fortunetelling in Kidysh, a Cossack settlement in Chelyabinsk Region, Russia, on January 8, 2018.
© AP Photo / Jordan Strauss/InvisionActresses (from left) Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Zoe Kravitz, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley pose in the press room with the award for best television limited series or motion picture made for television for "Big Little Lies" at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, US, on January 7, 2018.
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Actresses (from left) Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Zoe Kravitz, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley pose in the press room with the award for best television limited series or motion picture made for television for "Big Little Lies" at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, US, on January 7, 2018.
© Sputnik / Alexandr Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankA participant of a dog sled race in Novosibirsk, Russia, on January 6, 2018.
A participant of a dog sled race in Novosibirsk, Russia, on January 6, 2018.
© Sputnik / Grigoriy Sisoev / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with workers at the Tver Carriage Plant, a rolling stock manufacturer in Tver, Russia, on January 10, 2018.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with workers at the Tver Carriage Plant, a rolling stock manufacturer in Tver, Russia, on January 10, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Franck FireRussian Kamaz driver Eduard Nikolaev and his crew at the 2018 Dakar Rally Stage 5 between San Juan De Marcona and Arequipa in Peru on January 10, 2018.
Russian Kamaz driver Eduard Nikolaev and his crew at the 2018 Dakar Rally Stage 5 between San Juan De Marcona and Arequipa in Peru on January 10, 2018.
© AP Photo / Tony GutierrezThe Dallas Mavericks dancers perform during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic in Dallas, Texas, US, on January 10, 2018.
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The Dallas Mavericks dancers perform during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic in Dallas, Texas, US, on January 10, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Geoff RobinsAn observation point at the base of Niagara Falls at the international border between Canada and the United States is covered in ice on January 9, 2018, after a giant winter "bomb cyclone" hit the US East Coast on January 5 with heavy snow and freezing cold.
An observation point at the base of Niagara Falls at the international border between Canada and the United States is covered in ice on January 9, 2018, after a giant winter "bomb cyclone" hit the US East Coast on January 5 with heavy snow and freezing cold.
© Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankMetropolitan Korniliy of Moscow and All Russia during the celebration of Christmas at a temple of the Rogozhsky Old-Rite Settlement in Moscow on January 7, 2018.
Metropolitan Korniliy of Moscow and All Russia during the celebration of Christmas at a temple of the Rogozhsky Old-Rite Settlement in Moscow on January 7, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Fabrice CoffriniTeenager Luc does a backflip on skis in the small resort of Zinal, Swiss Alps, on January 9, 2018.
Teenager Luc does a backflip on skis in the small resort of Zinal, Swiss Alps, on January 9, 2018.
© REUTERS / Kenneth Song/Santa Barbara News-PressEmergency personnel carry a woman rescued from a collapsed house after a mudslide in Montecito, California, US, on January 9, 2018.
Emergency personnel carry a woman rescued from a collapsed house after a mudslide in Montecito, California, US, on January 9, 2018.
© REUTERS / Mohammad Ponir Hossain Sunrays enter through the rooftop as employees work at a jute processing mill in Narayanganj near Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 7, 2018.
Sunrays enter through the rooftop as employees work at a jute processing mill in Narayanganj near Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 7, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Said KhatibPalestinian demonstrators wave their national flag near the Israel-Gaza border east of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on January 9, 2018, as they protest against calls for the closure of UNRWA by the Israeli prime minister and cuts in Palestinian aid by the American president.
Palestinian demonstrators wave their national flag near the Israel-Gaza border east of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on January 9, 2018, as they protest against calls for the closure of UNRWA by the Israeli prime minister and cuts in Palestinian aid by the American president.
© Sputnik / Alexander Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankA female puma with a cub born in late November 2017 at the zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia, on January 10, 2018.
A female puma with a cub born in late November 2017 at the zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia, on January 10, 2018.
© REUTERS / David W CernyPassengers walk up the stairs during the annual No Pants Subway Ride flash mob event in Prague, Czech Republic, on January 7, 2018.
Passengers walk up the stairs during the annual No Pants Subway Ride flash mob event in Prague, Czech Republic, on January 7, 2018.
© REUTERS / Clodagh KilcoyneA man participates in a Christmas tree throwing competition in the County Clare town of Ennis, Ireland, on January 7, 2018.
A man participates in a Christmas tree throwing competition in the County Clare town of Ennis, Ireland, on January 7, 2018.
© REUTERS / Daniel MunozElvis Presley impersonator Sean Wright poses next to the Elvis Express train at Sydney's Central station before it departs for the 26th annual Elvis Festival held in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, on January 11, 2018.
Elvis Presley impersonator Sean Wright poses next to the Elvis Express train at Sydney's Central station before it departs for the 26th annual Elvis Festival held in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, on January 11, 2018.
© AFP 2023Members of the Chinese National Acrobat Troupe perform at the Capital Circus during the 12th edition of the International Circus Festival in Budapest, Hungary, on January 10, 2018.
Members of the Chinese National Acrobat Troupe perform at the Capital Circus during the 12th edition of the International Circus Festival in Budapest, Hungary, on January 10, 2018.
© REUTERS / Mukesh Gupta A man applies soap to his head as he bathes at a marketplace in Jammu, India, January 8, 2018.
A man applies soap to his head as he bathes at a marketplace in Jammu, India, January 8, 2018.
© REUTERS / Kim Hong-JiA boy reacts after catching a trout on the opening day of the Ice Festival in Hwacheon, south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, on January 6, 2018.
A boy reacts after catching a trout on the opening day of the Ice Festival in Hwacheon, south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, on January 6, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Angela WeissActress Angelina Jolie attends the 2018 National Board of Review Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, US, on January 9, 2018.
Actress Angelina Jolie attends the 2018 National Board of Review Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, US, on January 9, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Charly TriballeauA lad-jockey washes a horse, favorite to win the, before a training session in Le Menil-Berard, France, on January 9, 2018 ahead of the Prix d'Amerique, an equestrian trotting world championship that will be held on January 28.
A lad-jockey washes a horse, favorite to win the, before a training session in Le Menil-Berard, France, on January 9, 2018 ahead of the Prix d'Amerique, an equestrian trotting world championship that will be held on January 28.
© AFP 2023 / Cristina QuiclerDancers of the Spanish National Dance Company perform during a rehearsal ahead of the premiere of "Don Quixote" at the Theater of The Maestranza in Sevilla, Spain, on January 10, 2018.
Dancers of the Spanish National Dance Company perform during a rehearsal ahead of the premiere of "Don Quixote" at the Theater of The Maestranza in Sevilla, Spain, on January 10, 2018.
© Sputnik / Aleksey Nikolskyi / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin during the Divine Liturgy for Christmas at the Church of Sts. Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess in St. Petersburg on January 7, 2018.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Divine Liturgy for Christmas at the Church of Sts. Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess in St. Petersburg on January 7, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Mauro PimentelMembers of a samba school perform during a street parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 6, 2018.
Members of a samba school perform during a street parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 6, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Kirill KudryavtsevA guard stands at the entrance to Soviet state leader Vladimir Lenin's mausoleum in Moscow, Russia, on January 10, 2018.
A guard stands at the entrance to Soviet state leader Vladimir Lenin's mausoleum in Moscow, Russia, on January 10, 2018.
© REUTERS / Manuel Silvestri Men dressed as "La Befana", an imaginary old woman who is thought to bring gifts to children during the festival of Epiphany, row boats down the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, on January 6, 2018.
Men dressed as "La Befana", an imaginary old woman who is thought to bring gifts to children during the festival of Epiphany, row boats down the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, on January 6, 2018.
© Sputnik / Maksim Blinov / Go to the mediabankA citizen walks on the Kremlin Embankment by the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, on January 7, 2018.
A citizen walks on the Kremlin Embankment by the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, on January 7, 2018.