Best photos of December 14: South Korean President's impeachment to the Holy Crown of Thorns

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  TOPSHOT - This handout from the South Korean Presidential Office via Yonhap taken and released on December 14, 2024 shows President Yoon Suk Yeol giving a public address from his official residence in Seoul. Yoon on December 14 said he would "step aside" after parliament voted to remove him from office, urging an end to "politics of excess and confrontation". South Korean lawmakers on Saturday impeached Yoon over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a "victory of the people". (Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office via Yonhap / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE VIA YONHAP" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waits to disembark from a plane in Jordan's Red Sea resort of Aqaba. AFP

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  People watch a drone show on Bluewaters Island in Dubai. AFP

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  Birds fly as the sun sets behind Doha's Flag Plaza. AFP

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  Planes sit on the taramac at Damascus International Airport. Reuters

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  A Kashmiri man walks along a wooden bridge on a cold morning in Srinagar, India. EPA

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  The Holy Crown of Thorns is back on display at Notre-Dame cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece. Reuters

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  Boys play in Jalandhar, India. AFP