A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 2, 2022

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Workers put a dead crane in a bag at the Hula Lake conservation area, north of the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, Jan. 2, 2022. Bird flu has killed thousands of migratory cranes and threatens other animals in northern Israel amid what authorities say is the deadliest wildlife disaster in the nation's history.

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Firemen spray water on flames erupting from a building at South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town.

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Sikh devotees gather to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, on New Year's Day in Amritsar, India, Jan. 1, 2022.

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French driver Sebastien Loeb and co-driver Fabian Lurquin of Belgium compete during the Stage 1A of the Dakar Rally 2022 between Jeddah and Hail, in Saudi Arabia, Jan. 1, 2022.