A snow maze and pink skies: Tuesday’s best photos Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Arnel Hecimovic Main image: A drone view of people trying to find the way out in the biggest snow maze in the world in Zakopane, Poland Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Tue 18 Jan 2022 08.37 EST Last modified on Tue 18 Jan 2022 19.05 EST London, UKBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) gestures as he visits Finchley Memorial Hospital. Johnson “categorically” rejected claims by his former chief aide that he lied to parliament last week about a Downing Street party held during a strict lockdown Photograph: Ian Vogler/AFP/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Strasbourg, France Roberta Metsola, the newly elected president of the European parliament, delivers a speech during a plenary session Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Dover, UKLorries queue for the Port of Dover in Kent, as the Dover TAP is enforced due to the high volume of lorries waiting to cross the Channel. Dover TAP is a temporary traffic management system which queues port-bound lorries in the nearside (left) lane of the A20 to prevent Dover becoming congested with traffic and helping to improve its air quality Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Malmesbury, England After a heavy overnight frost, the dawn sky turns pink over the ancient clapper bridge that leads towards the hillside market town in Wiltshire Photograph: Terry Mathews/Alamy Live News Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Mountbolus, IrelandTraditional Irish musicians play outside St Brigid’s Church, Co Offaly, at the end of the funeral of Ashling Murphy, who was murdered in Tullamore. 23-year-old Ashling, a primary school teacher and a talented musician, was found dead after going for a run on the banks of the Grand Canal Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Melbourne, Australia Britain’s Andy Murray celebrates winning his first-round match against Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili Photograph: James Gourley/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Sana’a, YemenYemenis inspect the wreckage of buildings after they were hit by Saudi/UAE-led airstrikes. The Saudi/UAE-led coalition’s airstrikes targeted a neighbourhood killing at least 12 Yemenis, injuring 11 others and destroying five buildings. The coalition intensified airstrikes on the Houthi-held provinces of Yemen, including the capital, Sana’a, after the Houthis claimed responsibility for drone attacks that targeted the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Zakopane, PolandA drone view of people trying to find their way out of the biggest snow maze in the world. The maze measures 3,000 sq meters Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Tokyo, JapanMasked pedestrians wait to cross a street in Ginza district, as Japan reported a record high of new Covid-19 infections fuelled by the Omicron variant Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Melbourne, Australia Nick Kyrgios of Australia takes selfies with spectators after winning his first-round men’s singles match against Liam Broady of Britain on day two of the Australian Open Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Montreal, CanadaA woman jogs with her dog on a snowy day in Quebec. Millions across Canada’s south-eastern provinces and the US east coast hunkered down as a huge winter storm continued on Monday morning, disrupting travel and cutting power to thousands of homes Photograph: Andrej Ivanov/AFP/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Manchester, UKA swimmer reacts as the sun rises over Sale Water Park Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Sapporo, JapanA long-tailed tit in a park in Hokkaido. Also called ‘snow fairy’, the 14cm-long bird is popular on Japanese social networks and has become a favourite of photo enthusiasts Photograph: Jiji Press/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Batu Caves, MalaysiaHindu devotees climb the steps to Sri Subramaniar Swamy temple. After a one-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, celebrations resume this year with tight health protocols limiting the number of participants to 6,000 from the usual tens of thousands. Several rituals such as devotees carrying Kavadi, a large, decorated contraption, are not allowed, in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 Photograph: Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Tijuana, MexicoA forensic expert checks the house of Margarito Martinez, in Camino Verde. The Mexican photojournalist was shot dead outside his house Photograph: Joebeth Terríquez/EPA Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Kineshma, Russia Orthodox priests perform a water blessing service at the Dormition Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, on the eve of Epiphany, a Christian feast celebrated on 19 January Photograph: Vladimir Smirnov/Tass Share on Facebook Share on Twitter New Delhi, IndiaSoldiers participate in a rehearsal for the Republic Day parade Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Tunceli, TurkeyLivestock breeders carry hay for goats to the forest during winter in Ovacık district Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Topics World news Photos of the day Photography