A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 13, 2015
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Sri Lankan Hindu priest Kurakkal Somasundaram, right, presents a shawl to Pope Francis during an inter-religious meeting in Colombo.
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Princess Stephanie of Monaco poses with an elephant during the presentation of the 39th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival.
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Tennis players Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia (center left) and Maria Sharapova of Russia (center right) taking a "selfie" with 380 ball boys and girls as they prepare for the upcoming Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne.
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A "Sadhu", or Hindu holy man, gets in the water at the confluence of the river Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, ahead of the "Makar Sankranti" festival at Sagar Island, south of Kolkata, India.