Best photos of December 2: Panda sculptures in Hong Kong to a Christmas festival in Santiago

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  Part of the 2500 panda sculptures are displayed at the Hong Kong International Airport during the welcome ceremony of the panda-themed exhibition "Panda Go!" in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo / Chan Long Hei)

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  Anti-regime fighters pose for a picture with an army helicopter at the Nayrab military airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. AFP

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  People take photos along the autumn coloured ginkgo tree-lined avenue in Tokyo. AP

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  A damaged bridge following floods caused by Storm Bora, in Faliraki, on the island of Rhodes, Greece. Reuters

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  Nepal's Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli departs for his first bilateral visit to China. AFP

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  Supporters of All India Kisan Sabha, the farmers' front of the Communist Party of India, during a protest march, in Noida. AFP

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  Fishermen collect fish from their net at a beach in Banda Aceh. AFP

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  A residential building on fire following a Russian air strike, in Ternopil, Ukraine. AFP

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  People study a male spade-toothed whale ahead of a dissection at Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, New Zealand. AP

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  A Spiderman balloon passes through a street during a Christmas festival in Santiago, Chile. AP