• Argentina fans celebrate in a bar in Madrid, Spain during the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France in Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo / Andrea Comas)
    Argentina fans celebrate in a bar in Madrid, Spain during the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France in Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo / Andrea Comas)
  • The US Capitol behind a vigil honouring Iranians killed by their government at the National Mall in Washington. AP
    The US Capitol behind a vigil honouring Iranians killed by their government at the National Mall in Washington. AP
  • Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson celebrates his touchdown pass in a 13-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Cleveland. AP
    Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson celebrates his touchdown pass in a 13-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Cleveland. AP
  • Firefighter Hector Chacon, 76, rappels down from a bridge in Guatemala City, Guatemala, to hand Christmas gifts to children. EPA
    Firefighter Hector Chacon, 76, rappels down from a bridge in Guatemala City, Guatemala, to hand Christmas gifts to children. EPA
  • Trains at a standstill at King's Cross Station in London, UK, after 40,000 rail workers went on strike. EPA
    Trains at a standstill at King's Cross Station in London, UK, after 40,000 rail workers went on strike. EPA
  • Lightning flashes during a thunderstorm over Tirana, Albania. Reuters
    Lightning flashes during a thunderstorm over Tirana, Albania. Reuters
  • A child plays outdoors at a camp for internally displaced people in Al Zawf, north-western Syria. AFP
    A child plays outdoors at a camp for internally displaced people in Al Zawf, north-western Syria. AFP
  • Conservationists' scaffolding during an inspection of the 7.45 metre by 24.65 metre oil painting Il Paradiso (1592) by Tintoretto and his son Domenico in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, Italy. AP
    Conservationists' scaffolding during an inspection of the 7.45 metre by 24.65 metre oil painting Il Paradiso (1592) by Tintoretto and his son Domenico in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, Italy. AP
  • Swans fly past as the sun rises over the Vistula River in Topolno, northern Poland. EPA
    Swans fly past as the sun rises over the Vistula River in Topolno, northern Poland. EPA
  • The Harbin Ice-Snow World, a renowned seasonal theme park, in Harbin, in north-east China's Heilongjiang Province. EPA
    The Harbin Ice-Snow World, a renowned seasonal theme park, in Harbin, in north-east China's Heilongjiang Province. EPA
  • Rowers dressed as Father Christmas take part in a Christmas regatta along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Reuters
    Rowers dressed as Father Christmas take part in a Christmas regatta along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from the World Cup final to Santas on gondolas in Venice

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

December 18, 2022

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Updated: December 18, 2022, 4:23 PM
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