Photos of the Day: A Flooded Suburb and Kim Jong-un

Tianjin, China

Folk artists perform a fire dragon dance during a temple fair. People are preparing for the Spring festival, the Year of Pig, which will fall on 5 February this year according to the Chinese calendar.

Photograph: Tong Yu/VCG via Getty Images

 

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Pope Francis is welcomed at a ceremony at the presidential palace during his three-day visit to the UAE. He is the first pontiff to visit an Arab Gulf state.

Photograph: EPA

 

Hong Kong

Impersonators of the Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, wave as they attend a church service.

Photograph: Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images