News in Pics, January 4: Best photos from around the world

Policemen speak with Israelis as they hold parts of a military helicopter at the shore after it crashed off the coast of the Mediterranean near Haifa as local media said. Credit: Reuters Photo

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a fire burning in the National Assembly, the main chamber of the South African Parliament buildings in Cape Town. Credit: AFP Photo

Security guards stand by as workers refuel the Olympic flame in the Olympic Tower in Beijing on January 3, 2022, a month before the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 4, 2022. Credit: AFP Photo

People wade past an inundated lorry stuck in floodwaters in Lhoksukon, North Aceh, following heavy rainfall in the region. Credit: AFP Photo

Germany's Markus Eisenbichler soars through the air during a training jump of the ski jumping event in Innsbruck, Austri. Credit: AFP Photo

A health worker inoculates a youth with a dose of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus during a vaccination drive for people in the 15-18 age group, at a school in Bhopal. Credit: AFP Photo