A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 8, 2019

1
Artist and naturalist Stephanie Barthes sets a neon light on a stuffed pony as she works on her art creation called "Poney-Licorne" at her workshop in Bordeaux, France.

2
"Yokozuna," the sumo grand champion Hakuho of Mongolia, takes part in a traditional ring-entering ceremony at Meiji shrine in Tokyo, Japan.

3
A woman collects incense sticks in a courtyard in the village of Quang Phu Cau on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam.

4
G-Energy's driver Vladimir Vasilyev and co-driver Konstantin Zhiltsov race during the second stage of the Dakar Rally between Pisco and San Juan de Marcona, Peru, on January 7, 2019.