• A full moon rises over the Re Island Bridge in Rivedoux, France. Xavier Leoty / AFP
    A full moon rises over the Re Island Bridge in Rivedoux, France. Xavier Leoty / AFP
  • An Indonesian supporter cheers for his team during the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 final first leg match between Indonesia and Thailand at Pakan Sari stadium in Cibinong, Indonesia. Mast Irham / EPA
    An Indonesian supporter cheers for his team during the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 final first leg match between Indonesia and Thailand at Pakan Sari stadium in Cibinong, Indonesia. Mast Irham / EPA
  • Boston Ballet dancers perform excerpts from the Nutcracker in the atrium of International Place in Boston. Elise Amendola / AP Photo
    Boston Ballet dancers perform excerpts from the Nutcracker in the atrium of International Place in Boston. Elise Amendola / AP Photo
  • A statue on the roof of Notre-Dame cathedral is silhouetted in front of a supermoon in Paris, France. Christian Hartmann / Reuters
    A statue on the roof of Notre-Dame cathedral is silhouetted in front of a supermoon in Paris, France. Christian Hartmann / Reuters
  • Arman Kushkarov, a hunter with a golden eagle, raises a hand for landing of his tamed bird during training outside of the village of Shamalgan, in Almaty region, Kazakhstan. Shamil Zhumatov / Reuters
    Arman Kushkarov, a hunter with a golden eagle, raises a hand for landing of his tamed bird during training outside of the village of Shamalgan, in Almaty region, Kazakhstan. Shamil Zhumatov / Reuters
  • Luo Ying and Luo Ying of China in action against Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi of Japan in the Women’s Doubles during day two of the BWF Dubai World Superseries Finals at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai. Francois Nel / Getty Images
    Luo Ying and Luo Ying of China in action against Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi of Japan in the Women’s Doubles during day two of the BWF Dubai World Superseries Finals at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai. Francois Nel / Getty Images
  • Members of the Angel Nativity Group of Transylvania, Romania are wearing traditional costumes and masks as they perform a nativity play in Nyaregyhaza, 54km southeast of Budapest, Hungary. The amateur group performs the nativity play based on the events surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ according to Hungarian Christmas folk traditions rooting in the 17th century. Szilard Koszticsak / MTI via AP
    Members of the Angel Nativity Group of Transylvania, Romania are wearing traditional costumes and masks as they perform a nativity play in Nyaregyhaza, 54km southeast of Budapest, Hungary. The amateur group performs the nativity play based on the events surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ according to Hungarian Christmas folk traditions rooting in the 17th century. Szilard Koszticsak / MTI via AP
  • Sumatran tiger cub Achilles opens up a Christmas present in its enclosure at London Zoo. Hannah McKay / Reuters
    Sumatran tiger cub Achilles opens up a Christmas present in its enclosure at London Zoo. Hannah McKay / Reuters
  • Icicles lengthen in freezing rain as they hang from branches on a maple tree in Eugene, Oregon, US. A winter storm brought snow to Oregon’s populous Willamette Valley and other parts of the state. Brian Davies / The Register-Guard via AP
    Icicles lengthen in freezing rain as they hang from branches on a maple tree in Eugene, Oregon, US. A winter storm brought snow to Oregon’s populous Willamette Valley and other parts of the state. Brian Davies / The Register-Guard via AP
  • Ukrainian children type traces on the snow in Kiev. Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center warned about icy condition on roads and called on Ukrainians to be careful. Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA
    Ukrainian children type traces on the snow in Kiev. Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center warned about icy condition on roads and called on Ukrainians to be careful. Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA
  • A rainbow seen from the Gaza port over Gaza City, during rain in the Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    A rainbow seen from the Gaza port over Gaza City, during rain in the Gaza Strip. Mohammed Saber / EPA

World in focus – best photos for December 15, 2016


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Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today.