Pictures of the week brings you the best images over the past seven days from around the world, chosen by our very own photo editors, Elliot Wagland and Tahira Mirza.
Pictures of the week
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A Husky taking part in a practice session in the forest at Feshiebridge ahead of the 33rd Aviemore Sled Dog Rally being held in the shadow of the Cairngorm mountains this weekend. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
(02 of28)
Riot police officers stand in line in front of protesters, some wanting closer links to Russia, others demanding a crackdown on corruption, outside the parliament in Chisinau, Moldova, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. Moldova's new pro-European government has been sworn in, after protesters stormed Parliament and scuffled with police following a vote that ended a standoff between the president and the legislature. (AP Photo/Roveliu Buga) (credit:Roveliu Buga/AP)
(03 of28)
ALTAY, CHINA - JANUARY 20: (CHINA OUT) The frontier guards jump over the fire during a training on January 20, 2016 in Altay, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Soldiers of frontier inspection station at the border got trained on the snow in over 30 degrees Celsius below zero in Altay. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(04 of28)
MAMMOTH, CA - JANUARY 21: Jessika Jenson competes to a second place finish in the Women's Slopestyle Final at the 2016 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix. at Mammoth Mountain Resort on January 21, 2016 in Mammoth, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) (credit:Sean M. Haffey via Getty Images)
(05 of28)
WUHAN, CHINA - JANUARY 21: (CHINA OUT) Giant panda Weiwei plays with a tire in the snow at zoo on January 21, 2016 in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. Wuhan welcomes its first snow in 2016 on Thursday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(06 of28)
HASLINGDEN, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: The sun sets behind the Haslingden Halo Panopticon on January 20, 2016 in Haslingden, England. The Halo installation designed by John Kennedy of LandLab sits on a hill called Top o' Slate, a reclaimed landfill site in East Lancashire and has become a major landmark since opening in 2007. 'Halo' is the centrepiece of panopticons art projects, led by the REMADE in Lancashire programme, Groundwork and Rossendale Council, which has reclaimed and returned to public use 33 hectares of land. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
(07 of28)
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - JANUARY 20: Children in uniform take part in the 'Tamborrada' (dum parade) in the northern Spanish Basque city on January 20, 2016 in San Sebastian, Spain. Tamborrada is a celebratory drum festival held every year on January 20 in the city. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images) (credit:Juan Manuel Serrano Arce via Getty Images)
(08 of28)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: Anthony McPartlin (L) and Declan Donnelly pose with their award for Best TV Presenter at the 21st National Television Awards at The O2 Arena on January 20, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images) (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
(09 of28)
BATH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: Ducks walk on a layer of ice on the frozen Kennet and Avon canal at Bathampton on January 20, 2016 in Bath, England. Many parts of the UK experienced subzero temperatures last night with the Met Office saying that the lowest temperatures recorded in England were -8C in Berkshire. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
(10 of28)
YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 19: (CHINA OUT) Picture shows the fence covered with frozen sea waves at a dock on January 19, 2016 in Yantai, Shandong Province of China. Heavy wind and snowfall hit parts of Shandong this week. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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Photographer Albert Dros captured this incredible view of Dubai from above
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Pakistani rescuers shift an injured man to a hospital following an attack by gunmen in the Bacha Khan university in Charsadda, about 50 kilometres from Peshawar, on January 20, 2016. At least 21 people died in an armed assault on a university in Pakistan on January 20, where witnesses reported two large explosions as security forces moved in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed. AFP PHOTO /Hasham AHMED / AFP / HASHAM AHMED (Photo credit should read HASHAM AHMED/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:HASHAM AHMED via Getty Images)
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NEVSEHIR, TURKEY - JANUARY 20: Hot air balloons fly over Cappadocia, a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevsehir Province, known for the fairy chimneys, during the winter season on January 20, 2016 in Nevsehir, Turkey. (Photo by Tevfik Isik/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 19: Visitors view ice sculptures at Yanqing Ice Festival on January 19, 2016 in Beijing, China. Chinese cities Beijing and Zhangjiakou won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on July 31, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (credit:Lintao Zhang via Getty Images)
(16 of28)
LATAKIA, SYRIA. JANUARY 19, 2016. A Russian Sukhoi Su-24M bomber during a combat flight from the Hmeymim airbase. Video screen grab. Russian Defence Ministry's Press and Information Department/TASS (Photo by TASS\TASS via Getty Images) (credit:TASS via Getty Images)
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WINTERSET, IA - JANUARY 19: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the John Wayne Birthplace Museum on January 19, 2016 in Winterset, Iowa. Trump received the endorsement of Aissa Wayne, John Wayne's daughter. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images) (credit:Aaron P. Bernstein via Getty Images)
(18 of28)
Astronaut Tim Peake takes stunning image of an aurora from space#ISS
(19 of28)
KIEV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 19: A Ukrainian man bathes in Dnipro river during Epiphany celebrations in one of the suburban districts of Kiev, Ukraine, 19 January 2015. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
(20 of28)
BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 18: (CHINA OUT) Workers help to clean near Beijing News Plaza as the hot water pipes burst here on January 18, 2016 in Beijing, China. The pipes burst at nearly 9:00 pm, dispersing heavy steam clouds over the area. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(21 of28)
Charles Severance, bottom left, says he does not want his defense attorney, Joe King, seated next to him, as he enters the courtroom for his sentencing at the Fairfax County Circuit Court, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in Fairfax, Va. Severance, a serial killer convicted of killing three prominent Alexandria residents over the course of a decade as part of a grudge against the cityâs elite, was sentenced to life in prison. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(22 of28)
Migrants run away from tear gas thrown by police forces near the Channel Tunnel in Calais, northern France, Thursday, Jan.21, 2016. Bulldozers moved in this week to clean the Calais migrant camp after hundreds of migrants began moving deeper into the squalid camp. Some fear the camp will eventually be razed to rid Calais of migrants. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler) (credit:Michel Spingler/AP)
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Aiden Turner from Poldark with the award for Best Impact/TV Moment in the pressroom at the National Television Awards 2016 held at The O2 Arena in London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday January 20, 2016. Photo credit should read: Ian West/PA Wire (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
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Crocodile in Pool(25 of28)
In this photo provided by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, a crocodile swims in a privately owned pool in Islamorada, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission assisted in the removal of the crocodile. (Lieutenant David Carey/Monroe County Sheriff's Office via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump(26 of28)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 18 - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks as she endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign stop, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, in Ames, Iowa. (Photo By Al Drago/CQ Roll Call) (credit:Congressional Quarterly via Getty Images)
Winter Sunrise Over Saltburn-By-The-Sea(27 of28)
SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Clouds lit by the morning light reflect in wet sand on the beach as the sun begins to rise on January 21, 2016 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England. Winter weather continues to affect some areas of the country but milder weather is expected to arrive over the next few days. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Forsyth via Getty Images)
Boris Johnson Timpson visit(28 of28)
Mayor of London Boris Johnson tries his hand at cutting keys and mending shoes at Timpson in the City of London, where he met ex-offender, Russell Zecanovsky (left) who has been employed by Timpson as part of their policy to recruit ex-offenders. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)