Best photos of December 12: Flooding in Gaza to smog in Pakistan

  • Displaced Palestinians contend with heavy rain in Nuseirat, central Gaza. Reuters
    Displaced Palestinians contend with heavy rain in Nuseirat, central Gaza. Reuters
  • Young Iraqi girls take part in a ceremony at Basra International Stadium, having reached hijab age. AFP
    Young Iraqi girls take part in a ceremony at Basra International Stadium, having reached hijab age. AFP
  • People roll up for the MDLBEAST Soundstorm music festival in Banban, on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AFP
    People roll up for the MDLBEAST Soundstorm music festival in Banban, on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • People of faith camp outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City. AFP
    People of faith camp outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City. AFP
  • Participants, including the presidents of Turkmenistan, Russia, Turkey and Iran, attend a forum on the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's 'permanent neutrality' status, in Ashgabat, the nation's capital. AFP
    Participants, including the presidents of Turkmenistan, Russia, Turkey and Iran, attend a forum on the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's 'permanent neutrality' status, in Ashgabat, the nation's capital. AFP
  • Diver Faiz Mahamud in a Santa Claus outfit feeds fish in a tank at Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AFP
    Diver Faiz Mahamud in a Santa Claus outfit feeds fish in a tank at Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. AFP
  • Displaced residents rest at an evacuation centre in the Thai border province of Surin. AFP
    Displaced residents rest at an evacuation centre in the Thai border province of Surin. AFP
  • Dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP
    Dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP