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Here are today's best and most striking images from around the world, curated by The National

TOPSHOT - Young ballet students warm up with stretching exercises before taking the stage during Project Elimu’s annual Christmas ballet performance in the Kibera informal settlement of Nairobi, on December 23, 2025. At Project Elimu’s Kibera Ballet School in Nairobi, young dancers engage with classical ballet as part of a community-led arts programme that fosters discipline, creativity and confidence. Founded by Kenyan dancer Mike Wamaya, the free classes form part of a wider initiative supporting artistic expression, learning and personal growth. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)

Christmas ballet in Nairobi to prayers in Bethlehem

NewsDecember 24, 2025

Filipinos attend Simbang Gabimasses at St Mary's Catholic Church as series of devotional masses in anticipation of Christmas nears end. Antonie Robertson/The National

Simbang Gabi Mass in Dubai to US military buildup in Puerto Rico

NewsDecember 23, 2025

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 21: Mountain climbers in Santa Claus outfits hold a climbing event on Bukhansan mountain on December 21, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. Christmas has become increasingly popular over the years in South Korea, which is the only East Asian country to recognize Christmas as a national holiday. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)

From rock climbing Santas to Macron's Christmas dinner in Abu Dhabi

NewsDecember 22, 2025

Participants jump into Lake Geneva during the 87th edition of the annual Christmas swimming 'Coupe de Noel' in Geneva, Switzerland. More than 4,200 men and women swam the 100 meters at the traditional Christmas swimming in Geneva where the water temperature was 8.8 degrees Celsius. EPA

Annual Christmas swimming in Geneva to Solstice celebration in Britain

NewsDecember 21, 2025

PAKIL, PHILIPPINES - DECEMBER 20: Catholic faithful attend the candlelit Missa Aurea, known as the “Golden Mass,” to mark the fifth pre-dawn mass in anticipation of Christmas at Saint Peter of Alcantara Parish on December 20, 2025 in Pakil, Philippines. Observed on the fifth pre-dawn mass, the Missa Aurea commemorates Mary’s acceptance of God’s message at the Annunciation, her consent to become the mother of Jesus, and forms part of a longstanding devotional practice leading up to Christmas. (Photo by Ezra Acayan / Getty Images)

Golden Mass in the Philippines to Bridal Couture Week in Lahore

NewsDecember 20, 2025

The aftermath of heavy rain in the Al Quoz area of Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

Rain in the UAE to a Bondi Beach tribute

NewsDecember 19, 2025

Federal immigration enforcement agents shatter a truck window and detain two men outside a Home Depot in Evanston, Ill. , Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (Ashlee Rezin / Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Best Photos of December 18: Immigration agents in Illinois to National Day in Qatar

NewsDecember 18, 2025

At London Zoo, a Saki monkey investigates a festive gift from keepers as part of a Magic of Christmas event on December 16. AP Photo

Best Photos of December 17: From a monkey at London Zoo to artillery attack on Cambodia

NewsDecember 17, 2025

Mourners stand together near tributes at the Bondi Pavilion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 16, 2025. Australia's leaders have agreed to toughen gun laws after attackers killed 15 people at a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach, the worst mass shooting in decades decried as antisemitic "terrorism" by authorities. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

Tributes to victims of the Bondi Shooting to an airplane crash in Mexico

NewsDecember 16, 2025

A man dressed as Dr Seuss character The Grinch sits on a car decorated with Christmas lights in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters

From Christmas lighting in South Africa to snowfall in New York

NewsDecember 15, 2025

A Geminid meteor shower streaks across the night sky over Skopska Crna Gora mountain, in North Macedonia. EPA

Best Photos of December 14: Geminid meteor to Lionel Messi fans rioting in India

NewsDecember 14, 2025

Officer Cadet Almansoori (C) from the UAE poses with family members after the No. 251 Sovereign’s Parade, at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, southwest of London on December 12, 2025. The parade marks the completion of 44 weeks of intensive training for the Officer Cadets of Commissioning Course 251. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

Emirati officer cadet at Sandhurst to historic Christian fresco in Turkey

NewsDecember 13, 2025

Displaced Palestinians contend with heavy rain in Nuseirat, central Gaza. Reuters

From flooding in Gaza to smog in Pakistan

NewsDecember 12, 2025

Rescue workers search for survivors in the wreckage of two collapsed buildings in Fez, Morocco. AP

Best Photos of December 11: from collapsed buildings in Morocco to flares in Thailand

NewsDecember 11, 2025

Lightning streaks across the sky in Kuwait City, during a thunderstorm. AFP

Best photos of December 10: Lightning bolts over Kuwait City to fashion exhibition in Paris

NewsDecember 10, 2025

An aerial view shows passengers boarding boats to cross the Peusangan river in Kuta Blang, Bireuen district in Indonesia's Aceh province on December 9, 2025, after a nearby bridge spanning the river was destroyed by regional flash floods that killed hundreds. Tropical storms and monsoon rains have pummelled Southeast and South Asia this month, triggering landslides and flash floods from the rainforests of Indonesia's western Sumatra island to highland plantations in Sri Lanka. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)

Best photos of December 9: From floods in Indonesia to Greek farmer protests

NewsDecember 09, 2025

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