• Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour after a UN General Assembly meeting to vote on a non-binding resolution demanding 'an immediate humanitarian ceasefire' in Gaza. AFP
    Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour after a UN General Assembly meeting to vote on a non-binding resolution demanding 'an immediate humanitarian ceasefire' in Gaza. AFP
  • Huge light sculptures of polar bears are installed as part of a seasonal decoration for the New Year and Christmas holidays in Moscow. EPA
    Huge light sculptures of polar bears are installed as part of a seasonal decoration for the New Year and Christmas holidays in Moscow. EPA
  • Emergency staff work at a site of an apartment building damaged during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv. Reuters
    Emergency staff work at a site of an apartment building damaged during a Russian missile strike in Kyiv. Reuters
  • A protester holds a Spanish flag with a hole near the Spanish Socialist Worker's Party HQ while demonstrating against the so-called Amnesty Law in Madrid, Spain. EPA
    A protester holds a Spanish flag with a hole near the Spanish Socialist Worker's Party HQ while demonstrating against the so-called Amnesty Law in Madrid, Spain. EPA
  • A worker fumigates a neighbourhood against dengue-promoting mosquitoes, in Caracas, Venezuela. AP
    A worker fumigates a neighbourhood against dengue-promoting mosquitoes, in Caracas, Venezuela. AP
  • Palestinians shelter in a building damaged by Israeli strikes in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    Palestinians shelter in a building damaged by Israeli strikes in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • A picture shows a tram illuminated with Christmas lights in the city centre of Debrecen, Hungary. EPA
    A picture shows a tram illuminated with Christmas lights in the city centre of Debrecen, Hungary. EPA
  • Matthieu Bailet of Team France in action during the Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Downhill Training in Val Gardena, Italy. Getty Images
    Matthieu Bailet of Team France in action during the Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Downhill Training in Val Gardena, Italy. Getty Images
  • Hawaii's Seth Moniz rides a wave on the final day of the 2023 Vans Pipeline Masters at Backdoor Pipeline in Oahu. AFP
    Hawaii's Seth Moniz rides a wave on the final day of the 2023 Vans Pipeline Masters at Backdoor Pipeline in Oahu. AFP
  • Cop28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber with other officials before a plenary session during the UN climate summit in Dubai. AFP
    Cop28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber with other officials before a plenary session during the UN climate summit in Dubai. AFP

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Today's best photos: From the UN General Assembly to Cop28

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December 13, 2023

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