From people braving the icy lake waters in Russia for Epiphany, to a camel wrestling festival in Turkey, to an oil spill in Peru triggered by the Tonga undersea volcano, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world in the past week.
Elderly Kashmiri woman Arsha Begum receives the Covishield vaccine for COVID-19 from Fozia, a healthcare worker, during a vaccination drive in Budgam, southwest of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Jan. 11, 2022.
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Spectators watch Turkey's largest camel wrestling festival in the Aegean town of Selcuk, Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022.
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An all-women team from the Indian Border Security force displays their skills on a moving motorcycle during rehearsals for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022.
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A model wears a creation from the Louis Vuitton fall-winter 22/23 men's collection in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022.
Photo: AP
Workers remove oil from Cavero Beach in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022.
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A woman looks at the ruins of a Palestinian house demolished by the Jerusalem municipality in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.
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Kwon Soon-woo, of South Korea, serves to Denis Shapovalov, of Canada, during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.
Photo: AP
Indigenous from the Macuxi ethnic group play soccer in the Maturuca community on the Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous reserve where mining is illegal in Roraima state, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021
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A man walks along a pier at sunset on Shawnee Mission Lake in Shawnee, Kansas, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.
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