A look at the best news photos from around the world.
1Girls play with live Teacup pigs, a rare pet in the country, at the start of celebrations leading to the Lunar New Year at Manila's Lucky Chinatown Plaza in Manila, Philippines, Feb. 1, 2019.
2An artisan poses with an ostrich feather-adorned hat worn by the "Gilles of Binche" performers during the Binche carnival, a UNESCO World Heritage event, in a shop in Binche, Belgium, Feb. 1, 2019.
3A man takes pictures of a tree decorated with red lanterns ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Ditan Park in Beijing, China, Feb. 1, 2019.
4Indian Naga Sadhus (Hindu holy men) take photos as newly-initiated Naga Sadhus perform rituals on the banks of the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela festival, in Allahabad, Feb. 1, 2019.