Best photographs of the day 07/02/2018 - A circus act and an earthquake: Wednesday's top photos

Shravanabelagola, India
A Jain nun offers prayers at vindyagiri hills by touching the feet of Lord Bhaubali statue on the occasion of the 88th ‘Mahamastakabhisheka Mahotsav’ ceremony.
Cochabamba, Bolivia
A man carries a dog from mud and stones after a river flooded Tiquipaya due to heavy rains.
Vienna, Austria
Dancers perform during a rehearsal on the eve of the Opera Ball 2018, the sumptuous highlight of the Austrian capital’s ball season.
Douma, Syria
Men look in rubble for survivors after airstrikes on the rebel-held, besieged town of Douma on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus
Nairobi, Kenya
The opposition lawyer and party official James Orengo hands a letter informing him that his passport has been suspended by the government to a judge presiding over the case of the opposition politician Miguna Miguna, who has been deported to Canada.
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
A homeless person sleeps during snowfall in Paris. About half of the country is on alert for dangerous levels of snow and ice
Halhul, West Bank
A protester throws a projectile as Israeli forces enter the city. A Palestinian was shot dead in the occupied West Bank after stabbing a security guard at the entrance to an Israeli settlement, Israel’s military said
New Orleans, US
Members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Arcade Fire and RAM of Haiti parade through the French Quarter during the inaugural Krewe du Kanaval celebration
Luang Prabang, Laos
One of three red pandas is transported to a Free The Bears sanctuary after being confiscated from wildlife traffickers. The rescue of the endangered red pandas trafficked from China has raised fears that the rare animals are increasingly being coveted by exotic pet owners
Sidon, Lebanon
A seagull flies over the water on the hunt for food
Jinan, China
Quilts cover the top of a building to protect new concrete from frost at a construction site in Shandong province
Rome, Italy
Pope Francis watches a display by circus artists during a general audience at the Vatican
Hualien, Taiwan
Props support a damaged building after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake
Gapyeong, South Korea
A member of a North Korean cheering squad prepare themselves at an motorway service station