• Members of a salsa band perform in the Salsodromo as part of the Cali Fair in Cali, Colombia. AFP
    Members of a salsa band perform in the Salsodromo as part of the Cali Fair in Cali, Colombia. AFP
  • An Acehnese woman reads the Quran at a mass grave for the victims of the tsunami in 2004, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
    An Acehnese woman reads the Quran at a mass grave for the victims of the tsunami in 2004, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
  • View of snow-capped Illimani in the Andes from La Paz, Bolivia. EPA
    View of snow-capped Illimani in the Andes from La Paz, Bolivia. EPA
  • Hindus gather to pray in front of an idol of the god Kaal Bhairav at Durbar Square in Kathmandu. AFP
    Hindus gather to pray in front of an idol of the god Kaal Bhairav at Durbar Square in Kathmandu. AFP
  • People displaced by gang violence stay in a temporary shelter, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
    People displaced by gang violence stay in a temporary shelter, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
  • A cyclist crosses a railway track amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in Amritsar. AFP
    A cyclist crosses a railway track amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in Amritsar. AFP
  • People wade across the Rio Grande River on Christmas morning into Eagle Pass, Texas, from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Reuters
    People wade across the Rio Grande River on Christmas morning into Eagle Pass, Texas, from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Reuters
  • Members of the Nepali ethnic Newar community participate in a procession to mark 'Jyapu Day' celebrations, in Kathmandu. AFP
    Members of the Nepali ethnic Newar community participate in a procession to mark 'Jyapu Day' celebrations, in Kathmandu. AFP
  • Sail boats enter open water after the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney. AP
    Sail boats enter open water after the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney. AP

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Today's best photos: From salsa in Cali to sailing in Sydney

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December 26, 2023

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Updated: December 26, 2023, 8:48 AM