• A man walks through a tunnel at the government district in Berlin. Markus Schreiber / AP Photo
    A man walks through a tunnel at the government district in Berlin. Markus Schreiber / AP Photo
  • Members of the Philippines' military brass band perform during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the formation of its military at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila. Ted Aljjibe / AFP Photo
    Members of the Philippines' military brass band perform during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the formation of its military at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila. Ted Aljjibe / AFP Photo
  • Palestinians throw a cocktail molotov and stones towards the Israeli forces at the Qalandia checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. Thomas Coex / AFP Photo
    Palestinians throw a cocktail molotov and stones towards the Israeli forces at the Qalandia checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. Thomas Coex / AFP Photo
  • Bangladeshi workers carry a piece of metal in Dhaka. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters
    Bangladeshi workers carry a piece of metal in Dhaka. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters
  • A Kashmiri villager walks across the house which was damaged during a gun-battle at Shopian 55 kilometres south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
    A Kashmiri villager walks across the house which was damaged during a gun-battle at Shopian 55 kilometres south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
  • People walk on Trocadero plaza in front of the Eiffel tower in the fog in Paris. Ludovic Marin / AFP Photo
    People walk on Trocadero plaza in front of the Eiffel tower in the fog in Paris. Ludovic Marin / AFP Photo
  • A Skycrane helitanker passes firefighters atop a hillside while coming in for a water drop below E. Camino Cielo as efforts to battle the Thomas Fire continue near Montecito, California. Mike Eliason / EPA
    A Skycrane helitanker passes firefighters atop a hillside while coming in for a water drop below E. Camino Cielo as efforts to battle the Thomas Fire continue near Montecito, California. Mike Eliason / EPA
  • Philadelphia 76ers' JJ Redick and Sacramento Kings' Frank Mason III go flying after Mason blocked Redick's shot during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia. Matt Slocum / AP Photo
    Philadelphia 76ers' JJ Redick and Sacramento Kings' Frank Mason III go flying after Mason blocked Redick's shot during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Philadelphia. Matt Slocum / AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for 20 December, 2017

Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world in the past 24 hours

Jason Von Berg
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December 20, 2017

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Scores of residents flock to Dubai Safari

  • Masses of people rush to Dubai Safari Park for the last day of free entry day. As of Thursday, the park will introduce a fee of Dh85 for adults and Dh30 for children. Reem Mohammed / The National
    Masses of people rush to Dubai Safari Park for the last day of free entry day. As of Thursday, the park will introduce a fee of Dh85 for adults and Dh30 for children. Reem Mohammed / The National
  • More than 100,000 people have visited the park since its soft opening last week. Reem Mohammed / The National
    More than 100,000 people have visited the park since its soft opening last week. Reem Mohammed / The National
  • The Dh1 billion wildlife attraction invited people to visit free of charge for the first two weeks Reem Mohammed / The National
    The Dh1 billion wildlife attraction invited people to visit free of charge for the first two weeks Reem Mohammed / The National
  • The park officially opens in January. Reem Mohammed / The National
    The park officially opens in January. Reem Mohammed / The National
  • Traffic towards the Safari Park was backed up for kilometres on Wednesday. Reem Mohammed / The National
    Traffic towards the Safari Park was backed up for kilometres on Wednesday. Reem Mohammed / The National
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