A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 06, 2021 03:24 PM
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A U.S. Capitol police officer shoots pepper spray at a protestor attempting to enter the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 election results on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Police hold back supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump as they gather outside the Capitol's Rotunda in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Capitol Police hold protesters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington.
Police keep a watch on demonstrators who tried to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington.
People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
Police detain a person as supporters of President Donald Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
A supporter of President Donald Trump sits inside the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi inside the Capitol in Washington as demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol.
Supporters of President Donald Trump enter the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
People shelter in the House gallery as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
President Donald Trump's supporters gather outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump's supporters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. as Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
Electoral College ballot boxes are carried to the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol where Congress will meet in joint session to certify the 2020 election results, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021.
With the Washington Monument in the background, people attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump near the White House in Washington.
A protester joins a caravan outside of City Hall in Los Angeles. Demonstrators, supporting President Donald Trump, are gathering in various parts of Southern California as Congress debates to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory.
Pope Francis conducts a Mass for the Feast of Epiphany in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media)
Men perform the traditional "Horo" dance in the icy winter waters of the Tundzha river in the town of Kalofer, as part of Epiphany Day celebrations despite the Covid-19 restrictions in the country.
The video mapping is projected on Tehran's iconic Azadi(freedom) tower to commemorate 176 victims of the Ukrainian flight during a municipal memorial marking the first anniversary of the plane crash, in Tehran, Iran.
Police officers detain a woman holding a placard outside the Westminster Magistrates Court as Julian Assange's lawyers seek bail for their client in London.
Cemetery workers carry the remains of 89-year-old Abilio Ribeiro, who died of the new coronavirus, to bury at the Nossa Senhora Aparecida cemetery in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil.
An ice swimmer swims in a frozen lake on a cold winter day in Beijing, China.
Residents ride a digger vehicle through floodwaters following heavy monsoon downpour in Lanchang, Malaysia's Pahang state.
Smoke and flames from bushfire are seen in Gingin, Western Australia in this undated handout image. (NIKKI WOODS/DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES/Handout)
People ice-skate and play hockey on the frozen lake Spitzingsee as stricter lockdown measures are in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) near the resort town of Schliersee, Germany.
