• Seagulls fly over a man having a hot drink next to the Serpentine in Hyde Park, in London. Clodagh Kilcoyne / 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
    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 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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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 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
    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

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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
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December 12, 2017

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies

  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, left, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. He is seen with Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, right. Rashed Al Mansoori / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, left, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. He is seen with Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, right. Rashed Al Mansoori / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, receives members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, during a Sea Palace barza. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
  • Members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies attend a Sea Palace barza. They are seen with Dr Ali bin Tamim, Director General of Abu Dhabi Media Company, third right, and Dr Farouq Hammada, Islamic Consultant for the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi, fifth right. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
    Members of the Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies attend a Sea Palace barza. They are seen with Dr Ali bin Tamim, Director General of Abu Dhabi Media Company, third right, and Dr Farouq Hammada, Islamic Consultant for the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi, fifth right. Mohamed Al Hammadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
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