• The Maraya mirrored building in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2022. The tourism ministry is targeting 12 million foreign tourists this year, with tourism on track to contribute about 4% of economic output, Tourism Minister Ahmed Al Khateeb said. Photographer: Maya Siddiqui / Bloomberg
    The Maraya mirrored building in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2022. The tourism ministry is targeting 12 million foreign tourists this year, with tourism on track to contribute about 4% of economic output, Tourism Minister Ahmed Al Khateeb said. Photographer: Maya Siddiqui / Bloomberg
  • Children in traditional attire take part in a procession marking Jyapu Day celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    Children in traditional attire take part in a procession marking Jyapu Day celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • A golf course next to undeveloped land near Palm Desert, California, an area badly affected by drought. AFP
    A golf course next to undeveloped land near Palm Desert, California, an area badly affected by drought. AFP
  • Protests backing the ousted and detained former president Pedro Castillo confront police near Lima, Peru. EPA
    Protests backing the ousted and detained former president Pedro Castillo confront police near Lima, Peru. EPA
  • The last full Moon of the year, known as the Cold Moon, rises behind Galata Tower in Istanbul. AP
    The last full Moon of the year, known as the Cold Moon, rises behind Galata Tower in Istanbul. AP
  • Workers queue to weigh and deposit their day's tally of leaves at a tea garden at Rangapara in Assam, India. AFP
    Workers queue to weigh and deposit their day's tally of leaves at a tea garden at Rangapara in Assam, India. AFP
  • The Palace of Westminster seen across the Thames from the London Eye. Reuters
    The Palace of Westminster seen across the Thames from the London Eye. Reuters
  • A missile system on display at a defence exhibition in Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP
    A missile system on display at a defence exhibition in Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP
  • Makeshift tents at Limaan camp in Mogadishu, which houses people internally displaced by severe drought in Somalia. AFP
    Makeshift tents at Limaan camp in Mogadishu, which houses people internally displaced by severe drought in Somalia. AFP
  • Activists from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals channel the Christmas spirit for a protest outside a KFC branch in Tokyo, urging to chain to offer vegan options. EPA
    Activists from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals channel the Christmas spirit for a protest outside a KFC branch in Tokyo, urging to chain to offer vegan options. EPA

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Today's best photos: from a mirrored building in AlUla to vegan Santas

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December 08, 2022

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