A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 18, 2024

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Ground workers dry out the court during the second round match of the Australian Open tennis championships between Poland's Iga Swiatek and Danielle Collins of the United Staes, as the match is interrupted by rain, in Melbourne, Australia.

2
Astara Team's Spanish driver Laia Sanz and her Italian co-driver Maurizio Gerini steer their car during the stage 11 of the 2024 Dakar Rally between Al-Ula and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

3
A Palestinian woman reacts at the grave of her son killed in an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

4
Ice covers flowers in Lake Oswego, Oregon. An ice storm threatened to bring down trees onto power lines and made roads dangerous in the Pacific Northwest, where locals were urged to avoid travel.