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  • A view of the Nevsky prospect, seasonally decorated for Christmas and the New Year, in central St. Petersburg, Russia. EPA
    A view of the Nevsky prospect, seasonally decorated for Christmas and the New Year, in central St. Petersburg, Russia. EPA
  • University students demonstrate against the crisis in the public education, budget cuts and a tax reform project announced by the government of Ivan Duque in Medellin, Colombia. AFP
    University students demonstrate against the crisis in the public education, budget cuts and a tax reform project announced by the government of Ivan Duque in Medellin, Colombia. AFP
  • A man climbs the Mexico-US border fence in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
    A man climbs the Mexico-US border fence in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
  • A demonstrator holds a flare during a student protest against the Italian government, in Milan, Italy. AP Photo
    A demonstrator holds a flare during a student protest against the Italian government, in Milan, Italy. AP Photo
  • A policeman stands guard as more than 14 tonnes of cocaine and marijuana is incinerated at a military base in Pedro Brand, Santo Domingo province, Dominican Republic. AFP
    A policeman stands guard as more than 14 tonnes of cocaine and marijuana is incinerated at a military base in Pedro Brand, Santo Domingo province, Dominican Republic. AFP
  • Cruz Azul's Edgar Mendez, right, and America's Victor Aguilera, left, fall as they fight for the ball during the Mexico soccer league first leg final match at Azteca stadium in Mexico City. AP Photo
    Cruz Azul's Edgar Mendez, right, and America's Victor Aguilera, left, fall as they fight for the ball during the Mexico soccer league first leg final match at Azteca stadium in Mexico City. AP Photo
  • People cry as they light candles in tribute to the victims of the deadly shooting in Strasbourg, France. Reuters
    People cry as they light candles in tribute to the victims of the deadly shooting in Strasbourg, France. Reuters
  • A demonstrator wearing a gas mask looks at policeman standing guard during a protest against the new labour law outside the Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary. Reuters
    A demonstrator wearing a gas mask looks at policeman standing guard during a protest against the new labour law outside the Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary. Reuters

World in focus - best photos for December 14, 2018

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

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December 14, 2018

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