Best photos of December 17: Christmas lights in Portugal to ice sculptures in China - in pictures

  • Christmas lights light up a street in central Lisbon. AFP
    Christmas lights light up a street in central Lisbon. AFP
  • The National Dance Company of Korea performs traditional Korean dance at the Haeoreum Grand Theater in Seoul. EPA
    The National Dance Company of Korea performs traditional Korean dance at the Haeoreum Grand Theater in Seoul. EPA
  • Guests raise their mobile phones to capture US President Joe Biden as he speaks at The White House, in Washington, DC. EPA
    Guests raise their mobile phones to capture US President Joe Biden as he speaks at The White House, in Washington, DC. EPA
  • Workers preparing ice sculptures at the site for the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, China’s northeast Heilongjiang province. AFP
    Workers preparing ice sculptures at the site for the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, China’s northeast Heilongjiang province. AFP
  • Alida Freding leads Sankta Lucia Festival of Light at York Minster, celebrating St Lucy’s bravery and light during winter darkness. PA Photo
    Alida Freding leads Sankta Lucia Festival of Light at York Minster, celebrating St Lucy’s bravery and light during winter darkness. PA Photo
  • Motorists in Los Angeles, California. AFP
    Motorists in Los Angeles, California. AFP
  • Relatives and supporters of the hostages kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas last year protest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Reuters
    Relatives and supporters of the hostages kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas last year protest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Reuters
  • Visitors to Mansu Hill in Pyongyang lay flowers before statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, marking Kim Jong Il’s death anniversary. AFP
    Visitors to Mansu Hill in Pyongyang lay flowers before statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, marking Kim Jong Il’s death anniversary. AFP
  • A peacock spreads its feathers at the Yala National Park in Yala. AFP
    A peacock spreads its feathers at the Yala National Park in Yala. AFP