A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 17, 2022
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U.S. civil rights activists hold a Peace Walk on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge to urge Democrats to pass a law protecting voting rights during Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in Washington.
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Hindu devotees carry "Paal Kudam" (milk pots) ahead of the Thaipusam festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Members of the crowd fight over the wearing of masks on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne.
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A migrant from Central America sits on a road in front of a Guatemalan police officers after a migrant caravan was blocked by Guatemalan authorities, near the border with Honduras outside of Puerto Barrios, Jan. 16, 2022.