Pictures of the week: Jan. 18, 2019 - MSN.com

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Washington, DC, US
President Donald Trump hosts the Clemson Tigers, after their National Championship win, with a table full of fast food in the State Dining Room of the White House on Jan. 14.




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London, England
A protester holds a banner during a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament and ahead of a vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal on Jan. 15.




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Melbourne, Australia
Serena Williams in action during the Australian Open at the Melbourne Park Tennis Centre on Jan. 15.




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Santa Monica, California, US
Glenn Close (L) and Lady Gaga hug after sharing the Best Actress honor at the Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Jan. 13.




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Kabul, Afghanistan
Abdul Salam Maftoon, 29, an Afghan singer and contestant in the music competition "Afghan Star," who bears a resemblance to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, rehearses next to competition judge Qais Ulfat (R) at the Kaboora Production studio, on Jan. 13.




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Nairobi, Kenya
Cars are seen on fire at the scene of explosions and gunshots in an attack by suspected militants on Jan. 15.




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Prayagraj, India
Lakshmi Narayan Tripathi (C), chief of the "Kinnar Akhada" congregation for transgender people and other members, takes a dip during the first Shahi Snan (grand bath) at Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, on Jan. 15.




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Paris, France
Debris and wreckage is seen following the explosion at a bakery on Jan. 12. A powerful gas explosion tore through a building, killing four people, including two firefighters, and injuring a dozen others.




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Tokyo, Japan
Japanese women dressed in kimonos take a ride on a roller-coaster after their "Coming of Age Day" ceremony, at Toshimaen Amusement Park on Jan. 14.




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Dubai, UAE
Women wearing veils stand on a beach as they watch kitesurfers in the water on Jan. 11.

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Montevideo, Uruguay
A rainbow appears during sunset over Pocitos beach on Jan. 13.




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Nonsan, South Korea
Military conscripts wear face masks to protect themselves against a wave of fine dust that has hit the Korean Peninsula, during their entrance ceremony at the army training center on Jan. 14.




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Yangzhou, China
The tops of high-rise buildings are seen poking out from heavy fog on Jan. 14.




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Melbourne, Australia
Former tennis player Kim Clijsters holds a snake in a promotional event for the Australian Open on Jan. 16.




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Esquipulas, Guatemala
Police block access to Hondurans, who are part of a new caravan of migrants traveling to the U.S., at the Agua Caliente border checkpoint on Jan. 15.




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Toronto, Canada
Rahaf Mohammed, an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family, speaks at the COSTI Corvetti Education Centre on Jan. 15.




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The moon
China's Yutu-2 rover photographed from the lunar probe "Chang'e 4" on Jan. 11.




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Harbin, China
Penguins visit the Harbin Ice and Snow World on Jan. 13.




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London, England
A contortionist from Cirque du Soleil's show "Totem" performs during a full dress rehearsal at the Royal Albert Hall on Jan. 11.




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New York City, New York, US
Birds play in a frozen fountain in Bryant Park on Jan. 11.

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Mumbai, India
Devotees prepare rice dishes to offer to the Hindu sun god as they attend Pongal celebrations on Jan. 15.




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Berlin, Germany
A model presents a creation by Irene Luft during Berlin Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2019/20 on Jan. 15.




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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Revelers participate in a traditional celebration - Folia de Reis Penitentes do Santa Marta (King's Party) - to mark the arrival of the Three Wise Men, at the Santa Marta slum on Jan. 12.




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Bourges, France
Protesters wearing Casa de Papel masks and yellow vests take a selfie during an anti-government demonstration called by the Yellow Vests Movement, on Jan. 12. France braced for a fresh round of protests across the country with the authorities vowing zero tolerance for violence after weekly scenes of rioting and vandalism in Paris and other cities over the past two months.




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Bilbao, Spain
Thousands of people march during a demonstration organized by citizens' network Sare, which called for an immediate end to the dispersal policy and the violation of rights suffered by ETA prisoners, on Jan. 12.




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Weehawken, New Jersey, US
A sunrise during Manhattanhenge seen on Jan. 12.




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Colombia
An aerial photograph of Venezuelan migrants on a flatbed truck traveling between the cities of Armenia and Cali.




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The Hague, Netherlands
Art historian Emilie den Tonkelaar (L) handles a newly discovered oil sketch, named "The Secular Hierarchy in Worship," by Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens at the Hoogsteder & Hoogsteder dealership on Jan. 15.




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Dolna Sekirna, Bulgaria
Dancers dressed in animal costumes perform a ritual dance around a bonfire during the Kukeri carnival on Jan. 13. Kukeri is a festival of brightly coloured masks and costumes which marks the beginning of spring.




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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A year-old female panda cub (L) plays with her mother Liang Liang during her first birthday party at the National Zoo of Malaysia on Jan. 14.




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Westbrook, Maine, US
A large circular ice floe spins slowly in the Presumpscot River on Jan. 16.