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

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  This handout photograph taken on December 18, 2024 and released by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) shows Indian defence personnel carrying out rescue operation after an accident off the coast of Mumbai. An Indian navy speedboat undergoing tests in the busy seas off the financial capital Mumbai lost control and slammed into a ferry, killing 13 people, the navy and government said on December 18. (Photo by Indian Coast Guard (ICG) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/Indian Coast Guard (ICG)" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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  A cotton candy seller walks past a mural on the banks of river Ganges at Bundiparkota Ghat in Varanasi. AFP

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  A man places a poster on a wall during a protest against US immigration policy on International Migrants Day, in Tapachula, Mexico. Reuters

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  A pedestrian walks past French street artist James Colomina's Santa Claus work in Paris. AFP

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  Netherlands' Prime Minister Dick Schoof speaks to the press at the EU headquarters in Brussels. AFP

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  Hawaii's Nathan Florence competes during the Men's Vans 2024 Pipe Masters at Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore. AFP

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  Soldiers perform during the opening ceremony of the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2024 in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA

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  A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds a manta ray at the Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters

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  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

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  Waves crash over the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater in Newhaven, England. Getty Images