1 January 2018: The number '2018' painted with a flashlight in front of a Christmas tree in Budapest, HungaryAttila Kisbenedek/AFP1 January 2018: Fireworks light the sea around the Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in SydneySaeed Khan/AFP1 January 2018: Fireworks illuminate the skyline as the clock strikes midnight during New Year's celebrations in SingaporeRoslan Rahman/AFP1 January 2018: Fireworks explode over Victoria harbour during New Year celebrations in Hong KongDale de la Rey/AFP1 January 2018: Fireworks explode over the London Eye on the South Bank of the River ThamesJack Taylor/Getty Images1 January 2018: A woman takes photos of fireworks during New Year's celebrations at Copacabana beach in Rio de JaneiroMauro Pimentel/AFP1 January 2018: A man sprays alcohol onto a skull to honour Santa Muerte or The Saint of Death on New Year's Day in Mexico CityDaniel Becerril/Reuters1 January 2018: A devotee lights a cigarette for a figure of Santa Muerte or The Saint of Death on New Year's Day in Mexico CityDaniel Becerril/Reuters1 January 2018: A young visitor interacts with a baby hippopotamus swimming in its enclosure at the Berlin ZooOdd Andersen/AFP1 January 2018: Visitors attend a 3D light show at the Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in HarbinReuters1 January 2018: Swimmers wearing a Forth Bridge costume participate in the New Year's Day Loony Dook swim at South Queensferry in ScotlandRussell Cheyne/Reuters1 January 2018: Students from the Swaminarayan Gurukul participate in the Magh Snan, or holy bath, in Ahmedabad, IndiaSam Panthaky/AFP1 January 2018: Brazilian surfer Lucas Chumbo rides a wave during the first surf session of 2018 at Praia do Norte in Nazare, PortugalPatricia de Melo Moreira/AFP1 January 2018: A protester is removed by members of security as he takes part in a New Year's Day pro-democracy rally in Hong KongAnthony Wallace/AFP1 January 2018: A damaged wind turbine is seen after it crashed to the ground during heavy winds caused by storm Carmen, in Bouin, western FranceLoic Venance/AFP1 January 2018: The first full moon of 2018 rises behind festive seasonal lights on display on the high street in Wells, SomersetMatt Cardy/Getty Images2 January 2018: Icicles hang off overhead cables as FDNY firemen tackle a blaze at an apartment building in the BronxShannon Stapleton/Reuters2 January 2018: Icicles hang off a firefighter's helmet as he battles a fire in the Bronx, New YorkSpencer Platt/Getty Images2 January 2018: A competitor has fake tan applied to his body with a paint roller ahead of the All Assam Body Building and Fitness Competition 2018 in Dibrugarh, IndiaAFP2 January 2018: A composite image of some of the plastic waste items found on the shore of the Thames Estuary in Rainham, KentDan Kitwood/Getty Images2 January 2018: Rescue workers attend the scene after a bus crashed into a truck and careened off a cliff along a sharply curving highway known as the Devil's Curve, north of Lima, Peru. At least 48 people were killed in the accidentGuadalupe Pardo/Reuters3 January 2018: Arsenal's Jack Wilshere celebrates scoring their first goal against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in LondonJohn Sibley/Reuters3 January 2018: Peter Prevc of Slovenia jumps during the training round for the third stage of the 66th Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck, AustriaJoe Klamar/AFP3 January 2018: A child touches Pope Francis's face during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the VaticanAlberto Pizzoli/AFP3 January 2018: A woman takes photographs as waves crash over the tidal wall along the seafront in New Brighton, MerseysidePaul Ellis/AFP3 January 2018: Ice collects on the Chicago river during the extreme cold snap gripping the northeastern USScott Olson/Getty Images3 January 2018: The mother of Palestinian Mosab al-Tamimi, who was killed during clashes with Israeli troops, kisses his body at a hospital in the West Bank city of RamallahMohamad Torokman/Reuters3 January 2018: The shoe of a Syrian girl who was injured in an air strike on the town of Misraba is seen at a makeshift hospital in the besieged rebel-held town of Douma, on the outskirts of the capital DamascusHasan Mohamed/AFP4 January 2018: A Syrian man walks amid destruction following bombardment of the rebel-controlled town of Misraba, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital DamascusHamza Al-Ajweh/AFP4 January 2018: Thom Meyers, 67, trudges with a cane through deep snow on a street in Atlantic City, New JerseyMark Makela/Getty images4 January 2018: A huge wave crashes over a homes on Lighthouse Road in Scituate, MassachusettsScott Eisen/Getty Images4 January 2018: Drivers make their way through a mixture of seawater, snow and ice on Beach Road in the Boston suburb of Lynn after the ocean breached the sea wallBrian Snyder/Reuters4 January 2018: George, who is homeless, pauses in a church alcove, on the streets of Boston as snow falls from a massive winter stormSpencer Platt/Getty images4 January 2018: A pedestrian walks through blinding snow across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York during Storm GraysonDarren Ornitz/Reuters4 January 2018: A seagull takes flight in high winds and blowing snow as a massive winter storm begins to bear down on Hull, MassachusettsScott Eisen/Getty Images4 January 2018: A boy sleds down a street in Beacon Hill, in Boston, Massachusetts, during Storm GraysonBrian Snyder/Reuters4 January 2018: Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli reacts after missing a chance during the English Premier League football match against West Ham United at Wembley StadiumGlyn Kirk/AFP4 January 2018: The Wembley Stadium arch is illuminated before the Spurs vs West Ham matchMatthew Childs/Reuters4 January 2018: Workers stand next to the wreckage after a train crash near Hennenman in the Free State province, South AfricaReuters4 January 2018: Germany's Constantin Schmid jumps during the first round of the 66th Four Hills Ski Jumping Tournament in Innsbruck, AustriaDominic Ebenbichler/Reuters4 January 2018: Demonstrators burn the US flag in Quetta after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut off aid to PakistanBanaras Khan/AFP4 January 2018: People visit the Harbin Ice and Snow World, part of the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture FestivalGreg Baker/AFP5 January 2018: A worker walks past a snow sculpture before the opening of the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture FestivalGreg Baker/AFP5 January 2018: Pigeons fly over a snow-covered square in Kolomna, some 100 km south of MoscowMladen Antonov/AFP5 January 2018: Animal footprints are seen on the dried-out ground of the partially empty Contreras water reservoir during a severe drought near the southeastern town of Utiel, SpainHeino Kalis/Reuters5 January 2018: A swan crosses a street flooded by the river Moselle in Bernkastell-Kues, GermanyWolfgang Rattay/Reuters5 January 2018: People stand among their belongings after mudslides swept though homes, killing at least 37, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the CongoJohn Wessels/AFP5 January 2018: A Sikh priest performs a ritual as devotees pray at a Gurudwara, or temple, during celebrations for the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the last and the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, in JammuMukesh Gupta/Reuters5 January 2018: Police officers form a guard of honour at Manchester Town Hall during a ceremony recognising the efforts of British Transport Police, Northern Rail and security firm Carlisle Support Services after the terror attack in the city in MayChristopher Furlong/Getty Images5 January 2018: Asian elephants at Berlin's Tierpark zoo eat Christmas trees left over after the festivitiesJohn MacDougall/AFP5 January 2018: A man dressed as one of the Three Kings greets people during the Epiphany parade in Gijon, SpainEloy Alonso/Reuters5 January 2018: A Somali fisherman carries a shark on his head to the Hamarweyne fish market near the port in MogadishuMohamed Abdiwahab/AFP5 January 2018: French artist JR has erected a huge pair of legs on the exterior of the new Lazinc gallery in Mayfair, London, to promote his show Giants: Body of WorkJeff Moore
