New year festivities, protests in Iran and UK health strains
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Bath time Indian students participate in a bathing ritual during the Hindu month of Magh in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Deep end Angela McClements takes the plunge for a New Year’s Day swim in Carnlough harbour, Northern Ireland
Shot stopper Manchester United test Southampton’s defences in the English Premier League clash that ended 0-0
Party mood Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Barron, their son, enjoy new year’s celebrations at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach
Under fire Iran’s Basij volunteer force, depicted in a mural in central Tehran, has been among the targets of anger during a week of anti-government protests in which 21 people have died
Ice flow A barge battles a frozen current on the Ohio river as it passes the West End bridge in Pittsburgh
Sands of time Thousands of Indians take to the beach in Mumbai to see in the new year
Star performance Sydney Opera House is bathed in light during new year celebrations featuring eight tons of fireworks in the Australian city
Ward rounds Theresa May, the UK prime minister, chats with a patient at a Surrey hospital in a week in which the National Health Service cancelled routine operations
Shadow lands An emirati and his camel cross Abu Dhabi’s Empty Quarter on their way to the Liwa 2018 Moreeb Dune Festival
Family grief Relatives mourn the 12 people who died in the December 28 apartment fire in New York at a service at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the Bronx
Casualty of war The rebel-held town of Arbin in the eastern Ghouta region near Damascus comes under Syrian and Russian air strikes
Song to Earth Revellers take part in the ‘Canto a la Tierra’ parade in Pasto, Colombia, during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites marking cultural diversity in the region
Behind you! A surfer rides a wave during a contest in Punta Galea, near Bilbao, northern Spain
Double vision Sarah Sanders, the White House press secretary, stands by as Donald Trump holds forth on the US economy
Handy work Participants in a calligraphy contest present their exhibits in Tokyo, Japan
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