A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 16, 2024

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Hindu pilgrims board a boat at the confluence of River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal after attending the Gangasagar mela in Sagar Island, some 150 kilometers South of Kolkata, India.

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Kenya Wildlife Service rangers and capture team pull out a sedated black rhino from the water in Nairobi National Park. Kenya has begun its biggest rhino relocation project ever and began the difficult work of tracking, darting and moving 21 of the critically endangered beasts.

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Debris washed up during the cyclone is seen across the Caudan Waterfront in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius. Mauritius lifted its highest weather alert and eased a nationwide curfew after a cyclone struck the Indian Ocean island, causing heavy flooding and extensive damage in the capital city and other parts of the country.

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A worker loads bricks on his head in the dusty working environment of a brick factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh.