News in Pics, January 3: Best photos from around the world

A girl holds a lit candle during the first anniversary of the killing of senior Iranian military commander General Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a US attack, in Baghdad, Iraq. Credit: Reuters

People enjoy the unusual mild weather for this time of the year, amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, DC. Credit: AFP

Turkey-backed Syrian fighters take part in military training at a base near the village of Al-Maabatli in the Afrin region in the northwestern Aleppo province countryside. Credit: AFP

Groundstaff clear snow from the pitch ahead of the English Premier League football match between West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal at The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich, central England. Credit: AFP

Czech Republic's Viktor Polasek soars through the air during his training jump of the third event of the Four-Hills Ski Jumping tournament (Vierschanzentournee) in Innsbruck, Austria. Credit: AFP

Workers set up electricity wires on the banks of river Ganges during preparations ahead of the annual Hindu religious fair of Magh Mela, in Allahabad

Aymara people from the Lampa Grande district celebrate the