A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 20, 2016
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A pelican rests at the frozen pond of St. James Park in London. Temperatures in London dropped below zero, the lowest this winter.
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Chinese traditional dance teams perform during the inauguration ceremony of the Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF) project in Riyadh.
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An Israeli soldier stands guard during the demolition of a Palestinian house at the order of the Israeli army, in the West Bank town of Dura, south of Hebron. The owners of the house said they were informed by the Israeli army that the demolition was carried out because they did not have an Israeli-issued construction permit.
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An ashtray filled with cigarette butts in front of a board showing currency exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and euro against the ruble in Moscow, Russia. The Russian ruble weakened to a new record low against the dollar on Wednesday as the mood on global markets was torrid and oil prices slumped.