The historic old town of Freudenberg near Siegen, western Germany, with its half-timbered houses is seen in the dawn. Ina Fassbender AFP Photo / dpa
The historic old town of Freudenberg near Siegen, western Germany, with its half-timbered houses is seen in the dawn. Ina Fassbender AFP Photo / dpa
People watch the sun rise behind the Shard and the City of London from Primrose Hill in London. Hannah McKay / Reuters
People watch the sun rise behind the Shard and the City of London from Primrose Hill in London. Hannah McKay / Reuters
Fishermen cover their heads and part of their boats with blankets and straw as they wait to catch fish in the waters of the Anchar Lake on a cold winter day in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
Fishermen cover their heads and part of their boats with blankets and straw as they wait to catch fish in the waters of the Anchar Lake on a cold winter day in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
A man walks across a street in a cold winter evening in Tokyo. Eugene Hoshiko / AP Photo
A man walks across a street in a cold winter evening in Tokyo. Eugene Hoshiko / AP Photo
Indian children play a game in a field amid dense fog and air pollution in Jalandhar. Shammi Mehra / AFP Photo
Indian children play a game in a field amid dense fog and air pollution in Jalandhar. Shammi Mehra / AFP Photo
Newborn babies wearing dog costumes to celebrate the New Year of the Dog are pictured at the nursery room of Paolo Chokchai 4 Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
Newborn babies wearing dog costumes to celebrate the New Year of the Dog are pictured at the nursery room of Paolo Chokchai 4 Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. president Akira Takeuchi bows with executive vice president Naoki Ono , Mitsubishi Shindoh Co. President Kazumasa Hori and Mitsubishi Cable Industries Ltd. president Nobuhiro Takayanagi during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan. Toru Hanai / Reuters
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. president Akira Takeuchi bows with executive vice president Naoki Ono , Mitsubishi Shindoh Co. President Kazumasa Hori and Mitsubishi Cable Industries Ltd. president Nobuhiro Takayanagi during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan. Toru Hanai / Reuters
Moeen Ali of England hits a six as Pat Cummins of Australia misses the catch during day three of the fourth test match in the 2017/18 Ashes series at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Michael Dodge / Getty Images
Moeen Ali of England hits a six as Pat Cummins of Australia misses the catch during day three of the fourth test match in the 2017/18 Ashes series at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Michael Dodge / Getty Images

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World in focus - best photos for 28 December, 2017

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

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December 28, 2017

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