J. David Ake, The Associated PressThe Jefferson Memorial is reflected in the frozen surface of the Tidal Basin at daybreak in Washington, Monday, Jan 8, 2018. The Tidal Basin, famous for the Cherry Trees that surround it, is a sheet of ice after several days of bitter cold weather in the Nation's Capital.
Sajjad Hussain, AFP/Getty ImagesAn Indian family warms up around a fire along a roadside in New Delhi on Jan. 8, 2018.
Jorge Saenz, The Associated PressHundreds of Victoria Cruziana plants float over the Salado river water in Piquete Cue, near Limpio, on Asuncion's outskirts, Paraguay, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. This water lily that grows up to 2 meters wide, was according to locals believed to be extinct in the area.
Noemi Cassanelli, AFP/Getty ImagesDogs look on as an Indian bicycle rickshaw driver passes down an alleyway on a foggy morning in New Delhi on Jan. 7, 2018.
Franck Fife, AFP/Getty ImagesMini's Polish driver Jakub Przygonski and Belgian co-driver Tom Colsoul compete during the 2018 Dakar Rally Stage 2 in and around the Peruvian town of Pisco, on Jan. 7, 2018. The 40th edition of the Dakar Rally will take competitors through Peru, Bolivia and Argentina until January 20.
Jung Yeon-je, AFP/Getty ImagesA man walks past a military fence covered with ribbons calling for peace and reunification at the Imjingak peace park near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas at the border city of Paju on Jan. 8, 2018. The two Koreas agreed last week to hold their first official dialogue in more than two years and will meet on January 9 at the border truce village of Panmunjom.
Christophe Simon, AFP/Getty ImagesThis general view taken from the rooftop of The Tour Montparnasse at twilight on Jan. 8, 2018, shows The Eiffel Tower (C) and The Dome des Invalides (R) in Paris.
Rehman Asad, AFP/Getty ImagesBangladeshi workers warm themselves around a bon-fire in Dhaka on Jan. 8, 2018. Bangladesh recorded its lowest ever temperature in history at 2.6 degrees in Tetulia, Panchagarh under the influence of a severe cold wave prevailing through the northern districts.
Amer Almohibany, AFP/Getty ImagesSmoke rises from buildings following air strikes on the rebel-held besieged town of Arbin, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on Jan. 8, 2018.
Ramon Espinosa, The Associated PressA boy dressed as a "Guajiro" travels in a vintage American car during a caravan marking the 59th anniversary of the arrival of Fidel Castro and his rebel army in Regla, outskirts of Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 8, 2018. Castro and his rebels arrived in Havana via caravan on Jan. 8, 1959, after toppling dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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The Jefferson Memorial is reflected in the frozen surface of the Tidal Basin at daybreak in Washington, Monday, Jan 8, 2018. The Tidal Basin, famous for the Cherry Trees that surround it, is a sheet of ice after several days of bitter cold weather in the Nation's Capital.
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A selection of photos from around the world Monday, January 8, 2018.
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