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Players of Morocco celebrate their win after the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 soccer match between Morocco and Colombia at Perth Rectangular Stadium in Perth, Australia. EPA -
A playground in China's south-western Chongqing municipality. AFP -
The annual football match in the River Windrush, in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, south-western England. Reuters -
A woman poses in the installation 'Hole in home' by German artist Ferdinand Spindel during a preview of the exhibition titled 'Immersion. The Origins: 1949-1969' in Lausanne, Switzerland. EPA -
A newborn Sumatran rhino at Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia. The calf is a welcome addition to a species that currently numbers fewer than 50 animals. AP -
Kuwait City's al-Hamra tower in heavy fog last week. AFP -
Pandas at a zoo in Chongqing municipality, China. AFP -
German surfer Sebastian Steudtner rides a big wave at Praia do Norte, in Nazare, Portugal. EPA -
Six puppies try wet kibble for the first time at the Barry Foundation St Bernard breeding kennels in Martigny, Switzerland, following their birth on August 28. Reuters -
Chelsea Pensioner Arthur Teasdale, 93, on the day of the National Service of Remembrance, in Whitehall, London. Reuters -
A composite photo made up of 356 images shows circumpolar stars during a meteor shower, taken from a village in Cantabria, northern Spain. EPA -
Swati maidens gather for the 2023 Umhlanga Reed Dance ceremony, at the Mbangweni Royal Residence, Eswatini. AFP -
Artificially coloured chicks for sale on a street in Beirut. AP -
Children play football at a dockyard in Dhaka. Reuters -
Competitors dressed as Barbie and Ken at the World Bog Snorkelling Championships, at Waen Rhydd peat bog, Llanwrtyd Wells, Mid Wales. AFP -
Restorer Eleonora Pucci cleans dusts Michelangelo's statue of David at the Galleria dell'Accademia, in Florence, Italy. Reuters -
The Settrington Cup Pedal Car Race at the Goodwood Revival car racing festival in Chichester, Britain. Reuters -
Lance Bombardier Heather Stark nuzzles Reggie in Woolwich, East London ahead of the the London International Horse Show. AFP -
A surfer dives off his board while surfing at sunset in Encinitas, California. Reuters -
A young demonstrator at a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv. Reuters -
A blue supermoon rises behind the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounion, near Athens. Reuters
Beshara: The most captivating photos of 2023
This year's selection includes a playground in China, a football match in a river and a newborn rhino
Updated: December 28, 2023, 1:25 PM
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