From the ongoing Palestinian protests to Orthodox Christmas celebrations in Russia and 2018 Pre-Carnival Samba Parade in Brazil — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
Girls revive the rite of Christmas caroling and fortunetelling in Kidysh, a Cossack settlement in Chelyabinsk Region, Russia, on January 8, 2018.
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Actresses (from left) Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Zoe Kravitz, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley pose in the press room with the award for best television limited series or motion picture made for television for "Big Little Lies" at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, US, on January 7, 2018.
A participant of a dog sled race in Novosibirsk, Russia, on January 6, 2018.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with workers at the Tver Carriage Plant, a rolling stock manufacturer in Tver, Russia, on January 10, 2018.
Russian Kamaz driver Eduard Nikolaev and his crew at the 2018 Dakar Rally Stage 5 between San Juan De Marcona and Arequipa in Peru on January 10, 2018.
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The Dallas Mavericks dancers perform during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic in Dallas, Texas, US, on January 10, 2018.
An observation point at the base of Niagara Falls at the international border between Canada and the United States is covered in ice on January 9, 2018, after a giant winter "bomb cyclone" hit the US East Coast on January 5 with heavy snow and freezing cold.
Metropolitan Korniliy of Moscow and All Russia during the celebration of Christmas at a temple of the Rogozhsky Old-Rite Settlement in Moscow on January 7, 2018.
Teenager Luc does a backflip on skis in the small resort of Zinal, Swiss Alps, on January 9, 2018.
Emergency personnel carry a woman rescued from a collapsed house after a mudslide in Montecito, California, US, on January 9, 2018.
Sunrays enter through the rooftop as employees work at a jute processing mill in Narayanganj near Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 7, 2018.
Palestinian demonstrators wave their national flag near the Israel-Gaza border east of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on January 9, 2018, as they protest against calls for the closure of UNRWA by the Israeli prime minister and cuts in Palestinian aid by the American president.
A female puma with a cub born in late November 2017 at the zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia, on January 10, 2018.
Passengers walk up the stairs during the annual No Pants Subway Ride flash mob event in Prague, Czech Republic, on January 7, 2018.
A man participates in a Christmas tree throwing competition in the County Clare town of Ennis, Ireland, on January 7, 2018.
Elvis Presley impersonator Sean Wright poses next to the Elvis Express train at Sydney's Central station before it departs for the 26th annual Elvis Festival held in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, on January 11, 2018.
Members of the Chinese National Acrobat Troupe perform at the Capital Circus during the 12th edition of the International Circus Festival in Budapest, Hungary, on January 10, 2018.
A man applies soap to his head as he bathes at a marketplace in Jammu, India, January 8, 2018.
A boy reacts after catching a trout on the opening day of the Ice Festival in Hwacheon, south of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, on January 6, 2018.
Actress Angelina Jolie attends the 2018 National Board of Review Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, US, on January 9, 2018.
A lad-jockey washes a horse, favorite to win the, before a training session in Le Menil-Berard, France, on January 9, 2018 ahead of the Prix d'Amerique, an equestrian trotting world championship that will be held on January 28.
Dancers of the Spanish National Dance Company perform during a rehearsal ahead of the premiere of "Don Quixote" at the Theater of The Maestranza in Sevilla, Spain, on January 10, 2018.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Divine Liturgy for Christmas at the Church of Sts. Simeon the God-Receiver and Anna the Prophetess in St. Petersburg on January 7, 2018.
Members of a samba school perform during a street parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 6, 2018.
A guard stands at the entrance to Soviet state leader Vladimir Lenin's mausoleum in Moscow, Russia, on January 10, 2018.
Men dressed as "La Befana", an imaginary old woman who is thought to bring gifts to children during the festival of Epiphany, row boats down the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, on January 6, 2018.
A citizen walks on the Kremlin Embankment by the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, on January 7, 2018.
