Best photos of the day: dog 'paw-ternity' leave and a giant Trump dummy

The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world including a dog ?paw-ternity’ leave and a giant Trump dummy

Eva de Romarate

  • Gridley, US


    Melissa Martinez and her son Fernando walk through floodwater near the Feather river as it continues to swell from the water being let out of the Oroville dam spillway
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    Gridley, USA Melissa Martinez and her son, Fernando walk through floodwater near the Feather River as it continues to swell from the water being let out of the Oroville Dam Spillway

  • Sehwan, Pakistan


    Devotees at the gate of the shrine of Sufi Muslim saint Lal Shahbaz Qalander the day after a suicide bomb attack at the site
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    Sehwan, Pakistan Devotees at the gate of the shrine of Sufi Muslim Saint Lal Shahbaz Qalander the day after a suicide bomb attack at the site

  • Ceuta, Spain


    An African migrant celebrates his arrival at the short-stay immigrant centre, the CETI, after crossing the border from Morocco
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    Ceuta, Spain An African migrant celebrates his arrival at the CETI, the short-stay immigrant centre after crossing the border from Morocco

  • Agartala, India


    Demonstrators try to cross a police barricade during a protest organised by India’s main opposition congress party against demonetisation
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    Agartala, India Demonstrators try to cross a police barricade during a protest organized by India’s main opposition Congress party against demonetisation

  • Berlin, Germany


    Justin Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, at the dinner table with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and her security advisor Christoph Heusgen at the Regent hotel
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    Berlin, Germany Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada at the dinner table with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her security advisor Christoph Heusgen at the Regent Hotel

  • Moscow, Russia


    New members of the Alexandrov Ensemble choir perform at the Russian Army Theatre. In December, a Russian defence ministry plane carrying 64 members of the ensemble crashed into the Black Sea
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    Moscow, Russia New members of the Alexandrov Ensemble choir perform at the Russian Army Theatre. In December, a Russian Defence Ministry plane carrying 64 members of the ensemble crashed into the Black Sea

  • Pyongyang, North Korea


    A rocket is displayed behind a hostess at a flower show celebrating the 75th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong-Il
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    Pyongyang, North Korea A rocket is displayed behind a hostess at a flower show celebrating the 75th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong-Il

  • Lam Binh, Vietnam


    A Pa Then dancer performs a fire dance at a spring festival. The ritual, to exorcise spiritual demons and pray for a healthy harvest, was formerly banned by communist authorities. The Pa Then ethnic minority now perform the fire dance publicly after decades of celebrating in the woods in secret
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    Lam Binh, Vietnam A Pa Then dancer performs a fire dance at a spring festival. The ritual, to exorcise spiritual demons and pray for a healthy harvest was formerly banned by communist authorities. The Pa Then ethnic minority now perform the fire dance publicly after decades of celebrating in the woods in secret

  • Sayaboury province, Laos


    A mahout man walks with an elephant after bathing him in a river, before taking part in an elephant festival
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    Sayaboury province, Laos A mahout man walks with an elephant after bathing him in a river, before taking part in an elephant festival

  • Aberdeen, UK


    A photo issued by brewer BrewDog, as the company announces it is to offer staff a week of paid ?paw-ternity leave’ if they get a new dog
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    UK A photo issued by BrewDog of dogs in their offices, as the craft brewing company announces they are to offer staff a week of paid “paw-ternity leave” if they get a new dog

  • Felsőtárkány, Hungary


    The Zodiacal light, left, with Venus and the Milky Way, right, appear near the top of the Three-Stone Hill on the Bükk Plateau. The light is apparently caused by the reflection of sunshine from the interplanetary dust particles of the zodiacal cloud
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    Felsotarkany, Hungary The Zodiacal light (left) with the Venus and the Milky Way (right) appear near the top of the Three-Stone Hill on the Bukk Plateau. The light is apparently caused by the reflection of sunshine from the interplanetary dust particles of the zodiacal cloud

  • Jammu, India


    Devotees chant religious slogans during Ratha-Yatra with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. During the Yatra, devotees pull the chariot of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra
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    Jammu, India Devotees chant religious slogans during Rath Yatra by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. During the Yatra, devotees pull the chariot of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, all of which are placed in a giant Rath (chariot)

  • Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic


    A cheetah named Hobit caught yawning at the city zoo
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    Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic A Cheetah named Hobit caught yawning at the city zoo

  • Sydney, Australia


    A man crosses the street in heavy rain as a late afternoon thunderstorm hits the city
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    Sydney, Australia A man crosses the street in heavy rain as a late afternoon thunderstorm hits the city

  • Manchester, UK


    Matt Willis of Busted performs at the O2 Apollo
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    Manchester, UK Matt Willis of Busted performs at the O2 Apollo

  • Dongguan, China


    A feast for 20,000 is held annually in the town, a tradition dating back to when ancient garrison troops reclaimed wasteland to grow grain
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    Dongguan, China A feast for 20,000 is held annually in the town, a tradition dating back to when ancient garrison troops reclaimed wasteland to grow grain

  • Olinda, Brazil


    A large dummy representing Donald Trump to be used during the upcoming carnival parades is readied at the Embaixada de Pernambuco dos Bonecos Gigantes de Olinda (Olinda Giant Dummies Embassy)
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    Olinda, Brazil A large dummy representing Donald Trump to be used during the upcoming carnival parades is being readied at the Embaixada de Pernambuco dos Bonecos Gigantes de Olinda (Olinda Giant Dummies Pernambuco’s Embassy)

  • Blackpool, UK


    A man walks his dog at dusk with the central pier in the background
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    Blackpool, UK A man walks his dog at dusk with the central pier in the background
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