Best photos of December 13: Fifty years of Japanese konbini to Trump as Time's Person of the Year

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A 7-Eleven shop in Tokyo. The convenience stores of US origin are known as 'konbini' in Japan, with the first opening 50 years ago in the country’s capital. EPA

A close-up of the Boston Bruins goaltender’s mask during a match against Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle. Getty Images

Squid Game Unleashed is a big winner at the Game Awards at the Peacock Theatre, Los Angeles. EPA

Boats moored at a port during the customary 'no fishing Friday' in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP

A demonstrator dressed as under-fire South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol calls for him to step down, at a protest in Seoul. AFP

A visitors views the Yayoi Kusama exhibition at National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. Getty Images

Construction workers wrap up against the elements during a cold snap in Chicago. AP

Men smoke hookahs after fighters led by militant group Hayat Tahrir Al Sham ousted Syria's Bashar Al Assad, in Damascus. Reuters

Works by Emirati manga artist Abdulla Lutfi on dispay at Mestaria Gallery, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a Time magazine Person of the Year event at the New York Stock Exchange, in New York, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)