A begger asks for alms outside the Basilica of Guadalupe during the annual pilgrimage in honour of the Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexican Catholics, in Mexico City. Carlos Jasso / Reuters
Seagulls fly over a man having a hot drink next to the Serpentine in Hyde Park, in London. Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
German chancellor Angela Merkel and vice chancellor and foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel take their seats to attend a plenary session at the Bundestag in Berlin. John Mac Dougall / AFP Photo
A man walks in front of a shop window decorated for the upcoming Christmas holidays in Moscow. Vasily Maximov / AFP Photo
A Sri Lankan passenger sleeps on a bench during a nationwide railway strike at the Fort Railway Station in Colombo. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi / AFP Photo
Students holding candles at Nanjing Normal University during a memorial ceremony ahead of China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing massacre victims in Nanjing city. AFP Photo
Swans gather on a frozen pond in Victoria Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images
Palestinian protestors clash with Israeli security forces in the West Bank town of Tulkarem, following a demonstration against US president Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP Photo
The sun sets behind the Fairmont Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Matthew Childs / Reuters
A camel is seen as he is being brought for the foot surgery at the Dubai Camel Hospital in Dubai, UAE. Satish Kumar / Reuters
A begger asks for alms outside the Basilica of Guadalupe during the annual pilgrimage in honour of the Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexican Catholics, in Mexico City. Carlos Jasso / Reuters
Seagulls fly over a man having a hot drink next to the Serpentine in Hyde Park, in London. Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
German chancellor Angela Merkel and vice chancellor and foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel take their seats to attend a plenary session at the Bundestag in Berlin. John Mac Dougall / AFP Photo
A man walks in front of a shop window decorated for the upcoming Christmas holidays in Moscow. Vasily Maximov / AFP Photo
A Sri Lankan passenger sleeps on a bench during a nationwide railway strike at the Fort Railway Station in Colombo. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi / AFP Photo
Students holding candles at Nanjing Normal University during a memorial ceremony ahead of China's National Memorial Day for Nanjing massacre victims in Nanjing city. AFP Photo
Swans gather on a frozen pond in Victoria Park in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images
Palestinian protestors clash with Israeli security forces in the West Bank town of Tulkarem, following a demonstration against US president Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP Photo
The sun sets behind the Fairmont Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Matthew Childs / Reuters
A camel is seen as he is being brought for the foot surgery at the Dubai Camel Hospital in Dubai, UAE. Satish Kumar / Reuters
A begger asks for alms outside the Basilica of Guadalupe during the annual pilgrimage in honour of the Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexican Catholics, in Mexico City. Carlos Jasso / Reuters
World in focus - best photos for December 12, 2017
Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours
Jason Von Berg
12 December, 2017
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