World in focus - best photos for December 15, 2018

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

Belarusians dressed as Santa Claus take part in the country's first Santa Run around a lake in Minsk. Reuters

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie shoots over two Washington Wizards defenders in the first half of an NBA match in Brooklyn, New York. EPA

Indian batsman Lokesh Rahul is bowled out by Australian Josh Hazlewood on day two of the second Test match at Perth Stadium in Australia. EPA

A Santa is kissed by a Romanian girl before giving her a gift at a Christmas Tree show dedicated to the children of the fallen or wounded soldiers of the Romanian Army, in Bucharest, Romania. EPA

Members of the Carabineros Special Forces walk within a cloud of tear gas during a rally in Santiago, Chile. The rally was held to demand justice a month after the death of the Mapuche community member, Camilo Catrillanca, during a police operation in the south of the country. EPA

Migrants from Honduras, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, walk next to the border fence as they prepare to cross it illegally, in Tijuana, Mexico. Reuters

An artwork created with discarded phone keyboards is pictured at the workshop of 24-year-old artist Desire Koffi, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reuters

Employees wash Thomas the Tank Engine before departing from Shinkanaya Station during the Day out with Thomas 2018 Christmas event in Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan. Getty

A Curlew looking for food in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Australian Bureau of Meteorology

A French police officer holds a non-lethal weapon as she patrols in the center of Paris, during a demonstration called by "yellow vest" activists to protest against rising costs of living. AFP

Referee Jarred Gillett sends Vedran Janjetovic of the Wanderers from the field after a straight red card for a hand ball during the round eight A-League match between the Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

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