Best photos of December 24: From Christmas at St Paul's Cathedral to oil spill cleanup in Peru

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The Choristers of St Paul's choir, including girls for the first time in its 900-year history, rehearse for the Christmas services at St Paul's Cathedral, in London. AP Photo

Parked trolley buses during heavy snowfall in Sarajevo, Bosnia. AP Photo

An anti-terror policeman conducts a security check near a life-size cutout of Pope Francis at the Jakarta Cathedral on Christmas eve in Jakarta. AFP

A surfer rides a wave at Seal Beach, California. AP

A geologist checks a webcam located on the rim of the caldera during a new eruption which began early at the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, US. Reuters

Sculptors work on a giant snow sculpture at the 37th Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Expo in Harbin, north-east China's Heilongjiang Province. EPA

A diver wearing a blue Santa Claus costume swims inside the 'Penguins in the Sky' tank with African penguins at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters

Workers clean Las Capullanas beach after an oil spill in the Lobitos district in Piura, northern Peru. AFP