Rahaf Mohammed, an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family, speaks at the COSTI Corvetti Education Centre in Toronto, Canada. Mohammed made headlines when she flew to Thailand and barricaded herself in a hotel while appealing on Twitter for help to avoid deportation.
Members of the Austrian army shovel snow on a rooftop after heavy snowfall in Werfenweng, Austria. Much of Europe has been hit by heavy snow, resulting in at least two dozen deaths in the past few weeks and resulting in widespread travel disruption.
A horse is ridden through flames during the annual Las Luminarias celebration in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. Thought to be 500 years old, the event takes place on the eve of Saint Anthony's Day - Saint Anthony is the patron saint of animals.
US President Donald Trump presents a fast food feast at the White House, blaming the partial government shutdown for a lack of catering staff. The president welcomed the winners of the national college football championship, the Clemson Tigers, with more than 300 burgers, as well as fries and pizzas.
People in loin cloths pray as they bathe in ice-cold water in a ceremony to purify their souls and wish for good health in the new year, at the Teppozu Inari shrine in Tokyo, Japan.