World in focus - best photos for 19 December, 2017
Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world in the past 24 hours
Workers remove snow during a heavy snowfall in Kiev, Ukraine. Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters
Whirling dervishes perform a "Sema" ritual during a ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of the death of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, the father of Sufism, at Mevlana Cultural Center in Konya. Adem Altan / AFP Photo
Midfielder Danilo Pereira heads the ball during the Portuguese league football match FC Porto vs Maritimo at the Dragao stadium in Porto. Miguel Riopa / AFP Photo
The scene of a portion of the Interstate I-5 highway after an Amtrak high-speed train derailed from an overpass near the city of Tacoma, Washington state. Kathryn Elsesser / AFP Photo
Albania's opposition lawmakers throw smoke bombs inside the Parliament during the election of the new prosecutor, in Albanian Parliament in Tirana. Reuters
Surfer Joel Parkinson competes during the Billabong Pipe Masters at the Banzai Pipeline in Pupukea on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Eric Thayer / Reuters
Protesters hold a Honduran flag as they block a road during protests against the presidential election of Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Juan Carlos / Bloomberg
A South Korean Marine aims his rifle on a snowy hill during a joint winter drill with US Marines in Pyeongchang. Yonhap / AFP Photo