A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 2, 2015
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A Pakistani Hindu bride gets final make-up applications from a relative at a mass-wedding ceremony in Karachi. Some 50 Hindu couples participated in the ceremony organized by the Pakistan Hindu Council.
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A man takes a photo of his friends posing on a windswept pier in Malmo as a winter storm hit western and southern Sweden.
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A girl plays badminton along the street outside old houses in the ancient city of Bhaktapur, near Nepal's capital Kathmandu.
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Amateur contestants (L-R) Phil Bailey, John Hindle and Eren Emir pose in telephone booths during the annual European Elvis Tribute Artist Contest and Convention in Birmingham, central England.