A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 1, 2016

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Buddhist monks look at a mobile phone on the ruins of Prasat Hin Phimai, an ancient Khmer temple in Nakhon Ratchasima Province in northeast Thailand, Jan. 29, 2016.

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In this photo provided by the Prefecture Maritime Atlantique, the 164-meter (538-foot) cargo ship Modern Express is towed as it drifts off the coast of France. The ship had been adrift for five days in southwest France.

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A participant competes in the "Farinato Race" winter extreme run competition in Gijon, northern Spain, Jan. 31, 2016.

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An aerial view of a forest after a snowfall in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, Jan. 31, 2016