• A man arrives to clear snow from his boat at Dal Lake in Srinagar , the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 28 December 2024. The plains in Kashmir received snowfall on the second consecutive day, bringing to an end a much-extended dry spell. EPA / FAROOQ KHAN
    A man arrives to clear snow from his boat at Dal Lake in Srinagar , the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 28 December 2024. The plains in Kashmir received snowfall on the second consecutive day, bringing to an end a much-extended dry spell. EPA / FAROOQ KHAN
  • Revellers covered in flour celebrate the traditional Els Enfarinats (the floured ones) festival at Ibi, Alicante, Valencia, Spain. They stage a mock coup and battle with fireworks, eggs and flour on the Day of the Innocents, a Spanish version of April Fools' Day. EPA
    Revellers covered in flour celebrate the traditional Els Enfarinats (the floured ones) festival at Ibi, Alicante, Valencia, Spain. They stage a mock coup and battle with fireworks, eggs and flour on the Day of the Innocents, a Spanish version of April Fools' Day. EPA
  • Canada's Leylah Fernandez serves against Croatia's Donna Vekic during their women's singles match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Perth. AFP
    Canada's Leylah Fernandez serves against Croatia's Donna Vekic during their women's singles match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Perth. AFP
  • Human rights campaigners at a memorial space at a former torture centre of the Argentinian dictatorship, in Buenos Aires. Rights groups staged a 'solidarity embrace' at the Human Rights Secretariat headquarters in protest at President Javier Milei’s withdrawal of funding from commemorative sites. EPA
    Human rights campaigners at a memorial space at a former torture centre of the Argentinian dictatorship, in Buenos Aires. Rights groups staged a 'solidarity embrace' at the Human Rights Secretariat headquarters in protest at President Javier Milei’s withdrawal of funding from commemorative sites. EPA
  • Women touch the image of Saint Benedict as they take part in the nine-day Marujada religious festival in Braganca, Para state, Brazil. AFP
    Women touch the image of Saint Benedict as they take part in the nine-day Marujada religious festival in Braganca, Para state, Brazil. AFP
  • Wooden canoes moored in La Restinga, El Hierro, in Spain's Canary Islands after more than 200 migrants aboard a boat were rescued on 27 December. EPA
    Wooden canoes moored in La Restinga, El Hierro, in Spain's Canary Islands after more than 200 migrants aboard a boat were rescued on 27 December. EPA
  • US surfer Ivan Florence rides a huge swell in training for the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout event held annually at Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. AFP
    US surfer Ivan Florence rides a huge swell in training for the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout event held annually at Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. AFP
  • Women fight at the annual Takanakuy festival, which means to "hit each other" in Quechua and is celebrated to resolve conflicts, in Llique, Chumbivilcas province, Peru. Reuters
    Women fight at the annual Takanakuy festival, which means to "hit each other" in Quechua and is celebrated to resolve conflicts, in Llique, Chumbivilcas province, Peru. Reuters

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Best photos of December 28: Boats covered by snow in Kashmir to annual Takanakuy festival in Peru

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December 28, 2024

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