• Indian defence personnel carry out a rescue operation after an accident off the coast of Mumbai. AFP
    Indian defence personnel carry out a rescue operation after an accident off the coast of Mumbai. AFP
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    A cotton candy seller walks past a mural on the banks of river Ganges at Bundiparkota Ghat in Varanasi. AFP
  • A man places a poster on a wall during a protest against US immigration policy on International Migrants Day, in Tapachula, Mexico. Reuters
    A man places a poster on a wall during a protest against US immigration policy on International Migrants Day, in Tapachula, Mexico. Reuters
  • A pedestrian walks past French street artist James Colomina's Santa Claus work in Paris. AFP
    A pedestrian walks past French street artist James Colomina's Santa Claus work in Paris. AFP
  • Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof speaks to the press at the EU headquarters in Brussels. AFP
    Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof speaks to the press at the EU headquarters in Brussels. AFP
  • Hawaii's Nathan Florence competes during the Men's Vans 2024 Pipe Masters at Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore. AFP
    Hawaii's Nathan Florence competes during the Men's Vans 2024 Pipe Masters at Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore. AFP
  • Soldiers perform during the opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
    Soldiers perform during the opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
  • A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds a manta ray at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds a manta ray at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • Palestinian children push a car as people are evicted from their homes by the Israeli military, at Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian children push a car as people are evicted from their homes by the Israeli military, at Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Waves crash over the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater in Newhaven, England. Getty Images
    Waves crash over the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater in Newhaven, England. Getty Images

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Best photos of December 19: A speedboat accident in Mumbai to a surf competition in Hawaii

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December 19, 2024

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Updated: December 19, 2024, 12:47 PM