A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 14, 2018
![Men pour cold water over themselves during the annual cold water endurance ceremony, to purify their souls and wish for good fortune in the new year, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 13, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6437b2ab-1bd9-4429-b36a-98aa5b8b36f2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men pour cold water over themselves during the annual cold water endurance ceremony, to purify their souls and wish for good fortune in the new year, at the Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 13, 2018.
![A man dressed as a devil parades with others during the Iberian mask festival in Viana do Bolo, north-west Spain, Jan. 13, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00bd7c8b-3420-4f1f-a3c8-aef5e80d3879_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man dressed as a devil parades with others during the Iberian mask festival in Viana do Bolo, north-west Spain, Jan. 13, 2018.
![Police investigate near the statue of 'Christ of the Pacific' that was partially burned after a fire at the base of the monument, at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, Jan. 13, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ec2915f9-c55d-4984-a3aa-b2bfbb56f205_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police investigate near the statue of 'Christ of the Pacific' that was partially burned after a fire at the base of the monument, at Morro Solar hill in Chorrillos, Lima, Peru, Jan. 13, 2018.