Best photography from around the world, Dec. 8

A fish dangles from a line as men fish along the waterfront in Veracruz, Mexico. Rebecca Blackwell / AP

A large storm front moves over Manly Beach in Sydney, Australia. Storm conditions have hit residents of Sydney and surrounding areas over the past eight days which has brought hail, flash flooding and high winds. Cameron Spencer / Getty

An Afghan girl collects fallen autumn leaves in Jalalabad. Poverty and an continuing insurgency by the ousted Taliban still pose a threat to the stability of the country. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP

A Donestk People’s Republic (RDN) looks on at the damaged Savur Mogila monument to Red Army soldiers fallen during World War II near the eastern Ukrainian city of Snizhnee before a ceremony, organised by the RDN, in memory of the pro-Russian rebels who have died during fighting against the Ukranian Army. Eric Feferberg / AFP

People walking along a motorway with fallen trees destroyed at the height of Typhoon Hagupit, in Eastern samar province central Philippines. Vincent Go / AFP

Destroyed houses and trees with a slogan calling for help are seen along a road in the village of Mantang, Taft town Eastern samar province central Philippines, a day after typhoon Hagupit hit the province. Vincent Go / AFP

A man wearing a Christmas hat works at a factory producing Christmas decorations in Yiwu, Zhejiang province. China Daily / Reuters

A girl stands in line in front of a bus with other passengers travelling to Nairobi, as they wait to be searched for weapons by Kenyan police, in the town of Mandera at the Kenya-Somalia border. Goran Tomasevic / Reuters

The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world