World of photos, December 21, 2024
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The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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A girl walks in the Kaweni slum on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, in the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido.Credit:AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant
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People standing next to the Arc de Triomphe are reflected in a puddle during a sunny day in Paris.Credit:AP Photo/Thibault Camu
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Police officers detain India’s main opposition Congress Party worker during a protest against Indian Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks on Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, in Ahmedabad, India.Credit:AP Photo/Ajit Solanki
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British Defence Secretary John Healey gives out Wider Service Medals as he meets British personnel at the Tapa military base, where some 900 British troops are deployed this Christmas, defending Nato’s eastern flank in Tapa, Estonia.Credit:Stefan Rousseau – WPA Pool/Getty Images
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Lots are sold during the annual Christmas Poultry Sale, including oven ready turkeys, geese, chickens and ducks, at the York Auction Centre, in York, England.Credit:Danny Lawson/PA via AP
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Amazon workers, on strike, picket outside an Amazon Fulfillment Center in City of Industry, California.Credit:AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
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Men give their details to obtain their registration number at a reconciliation center in Latakia, Syria.Credit:Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Dressed as Santa Claus, city worker Aristoteles de Queiroz greets an emergency room patient at Souza Aguiar Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Credit:Buda Mendes/Getty Images
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Fans light up flares during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between Austria Wien and FC Copenhagen in Vienna, Austria.Credit:AP Photo/Christian Bruna
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The setting sun casts a warm glow through the windows as Syrians walk through the infamous Saydnaya military prison known as the “human slaughterhouse”, on the outskirts of Damascus.Credit:AP Photo/Leo Correa
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LeBron James warms up prior to an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, California.Credit:AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn
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