A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 4, 2019
![Ice sculptures lit by colored lights are seen at the yearly ice festival, in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6bb7030c-404f-49d3-824c-6134a58fb5f6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ice sculptures lit by colored lights are seen at the yearly ice festival, in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China.
![An Indian elderly naked sadhu (Hindu holy man) takes part in a religious march toward the Sangam area during the "royal entry" for the upcoming Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0db45cb2-7809-491d-9b46-8f2f90b3a7fd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Indian elderly naked sadhu (Hindu holy man) takes part in a religious march toward the Sangam area during the "royal entry" for the upcoming Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad.
![A Barbary macaques plays with a leftover Christmas tree in the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/23225d6b-b6f7-4ca0-add6-eb16aad17fff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Barbary macaques plays with a leftover Christmas tree in the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Germany.
![People take photos with their phones as they walk between mirror installations with a statue of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and a Christmas tree at VDNKH (The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy) in Moscow, Russia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8a3258a5-6645-40e3-8ace-51375628afb9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People take photos with their phones as they walk between mirror installations with a statue of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and a Christmas tree at VDNKH (The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy) in Moscow, Russia.