Take a look at some of the most interesting and important events of the week, captured by photographers from across the globe.
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A participant of the Christmas half-marathon in Russia's Yekaterinburg.
© Sputnik / Pavel Lisitsyn
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Disguised people take part in a carnival through the southwestern Macedonian village of Vevcani, on January 13, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Robert Atanasovski
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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes the plunge during Epiphany bathings at the monastery on Lake Seliger, on January 19, 2018.
© Sputnik / Alexey Druzhinin
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Police detain a protester dressed as a nun as Pope Francis arrives in Santiago, Chile, January 15, 2018.
© REUTERS / Carlos Vera
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Performance at the opening ceremony of the European Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, Russia.
© Sputnik / Grigoriy Sisoev
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Relatives mourn during the funeral of Abdullah Zeidan, a 33-year-old fisherman, in Gaza City on January 13, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Mahmud Hams
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General view of a bridge that collapsed in Guayabetal municipality on the road that connects Bogota with the city of Villavicencio, Cundinamarca prefecture, on January 15, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Raul Arboleda
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The S-400 Triumph air defense system deployed in the Russian city of Sevastopol, Crimea.
© Sputnik / Alexey Malgavko
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An Indian participant tries to control a bull during the annual bull taming event "Jallikattu" in the village of Palamedu on the outskirts of Madurai on January 15, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Arun Sankar
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A person entering a sauna on the peak of Mount Lagazuoi in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, January 16, 2018.
© REUTERS / Stefano Rellandini
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A Rohingya refugee girl plays at a tube-well in Palong Khali camp, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, January 14, 2018.
© REUTERS / Tyrone Siu
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Three Iceland horses stick their heads together in their paddock in Wehrheim, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018.
© AP Photo / Michael Probst
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A Pegasus Airlines aircraft is pictured after it skidded off the runway at Trabzon airport by the Black Sea in Trabzon, Turkey, January 14, 2018.
© REUTERS / Ihlas News Agency
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Lava from Mayon volcano is seen as it erupts in Legazpi, the Philippines, on January 15, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Charism Sayat
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Diego Martin Duplessis of Argentina drives his Honda near llamas during stage seven of the 2018 Peru-Bolivia-Argentina Dakar rally.
© REUTERS / Franck Fife/Pool
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A woman shout slogans during demonstrations on the seventh anniversary of the toppling of president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, in Tunis, Tunisia January 14, 2018.
© REUTERS / Youssef Boudlal
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A woman walks past motorbikers during the annual Tattoo Week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 12, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Carl De Souza
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Actress at the rehearsal of the play "La Verita" on the stage of the Bolshoi Drama Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev
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A coach found a position on a tree to watch the FIS Alpine World Cup Women downhill competition in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria, on January 14, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Joe Klamar