A teacher gives a demonstration of traditional Chinese medicine to students at a training centre. The course was held as part of a poverty alleviation programme to help people increase their employability Photo Read More » Share Twitter
A baboon nibbles on the branch of an old Christmas tree at the Amersfoort zoo Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Nancy Pelosi (left), newly elected speaker of the House, greets Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at a mock swearing-in event at the Capitol. Ocasio-Cortez, 29, in November became the youngest woman to serve in Congress Photo Read More » Share Twitter
The rusting hulk of an abandoned cruise ship rests in the Gulf of Elefsina, west of Athens. Dozens of abandoned cargo and passenger ships lie semi-submerged or completely sunken in the area Photo Read More » Share Twitter
A priest closes the doors of the Ayyappa shrine at the Sabarimala temple after performing purification rituals. Two women had entered the temple, breaching a blockade by devotees enraged by the overturning of a ban on women entering temples Photo Read More » Share Twitter
People walking on the 21 meter tall ‘Tiger and Turtle Magic Mountain’ art installation made from tin, zinc and steel in Angerpark, Duisburg Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Tennis player Naomi Osaka poses with Sprocket the Koala ahead of the 2019 Brisbane International at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Donald Trump and Melania Trump take phone calls from children as they participate in tracking Santa Claus’s movements with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) in the East Room of the White House Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Brides pose for a photo with the Indian businessman Maheshbhai Savani during a mass wedding. More than 250 women without fathers were married to partners in a ceremony organised by the charitable PP Savani & Movaliya Groups Photo Read More » Share Twitter