World in focus - best photos for 24 December, 2017
Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours
A reveller wearing a festive hat runs with a pram during a parade to celebrate the upcoming Christmas and New Year in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Shamil Zhumatov / Reuters
A man takes a picture of hundreds of crows during dawn at the Baltic Sea in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo
Vegas Golden Knights left wing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare falls to the ice while controlling the puck away from Washington Capitals right wing Devante Smith-Pelly during the first period of play at T-Mobile Arena. Stephen R. Sylvanie / USA TODAY
Alastair Cook is nearly hit by a Stuart Broad bouncer during an England nets session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. Michael Dodge / Getty Images
Residents walk on boulders swept by flashfloods in a village in Salvador, Lanao del Norte in southern Philippines . Richel V. Umel / Reuters
Afghan school children take part in a lesson at an open-air school at the Gambiri Refugee Camp in Laghman province. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP Photo
With the aid of a slow shutter speed, the lights of vehicles blur as motorists pass the traditional holiday light display illuminates the Denver City/County Building Saturday. David Zalubowski / AFP Photo
Benevento's goalkeeper Vid Belec throws a flare off the field during the Italian Serie A soccer match Genoa Cfc vs Benevento Calcio at Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy. Simone Arveda / EPA
Smoke billows from a shopping mall on fire in Davao City, the Philippines. Yas D. Ocampo / via Reuters