A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 5, 2016
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A man looks at the carcass of a Sperm Whale on the beach in Hunstanton, Britain. The sixth whale died on a British beach on Thursday, the latest of two dozen of the bus-length mammals to wash ashore and perish in shallow waters on the coastline of Europe's North Sea.
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Protesters wear monkey masks during a rally at the Chinese Consulate in the financial district of Makati city, east of Manila, to protest China's "continued incursions" in the disputed islands off South China Sea. This year is the Year of Monkey in the Chinese lunar calendar.
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Newlywed Syrian couple Nada Merhiand Hassan Youssef have their wedding pictures taken in a heavily damaged building in the war ravaged city of Homs. A Syrian photographer thought of using the destruction of Homs to take pictures of newlyweds to show that life is stronger than death.
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Supporters of the religious party Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI) listen to their leaders speak during a rally to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan.