Today's best photos: from nuns in the Vatican to Zelenskyy in Congress

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Pope Francis talks with nuns during the weekly General Audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, in Vatican City, 21 December 2022. EPA / FABIO FRUSTACI

College students cycle through mustard fields near Guwahati, Assam state, India. AP

Police guard the Central Jail where Charles Sobhraj, a Frenchman accused of killing more than 20 backpackers in Asia, is kept, in Kathmandu, Nepal, as the Supreme Court has ordered his release. Reuters

The traditional giant Christmas tree at Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris. EPA

Russian Communist party supporters march to lay flowers to the tomb of Joseph Stalin, marking the 143rd anniversary of his birth, in Red Square, Moscow. AFP

Firefighters head to contend with a blaze at a hydrocarbon storage area of Bravo Petroleum company in Barranquilla, Colombia. Reuters

Red lanterns are produced for New Year's Day in Danzhai, China's south-western Guizhou province. AFP

Indian Navy soldiers rehearse for the republic day parade, in New Delhi. AP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress in Washington. AP

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Updated: December 22, 2022, 2:41 PM