• Russians walk past festive decorations for the upcoming New Year and Christmas holidays in Moscow. AFP
    Russians walk past festive decorations for the upcoming New Year and Christmas holidays in Moscow. AFP
  • Orangutan Bon Bon looks out from inside a cage after arriving from Bali, at the Kualanamu airport in Deli Serdang in North Sumatra. AFP
    Orangutan Bon Bon looks out from inside a cage after arriving from Bali, at the Kualanamu airport in Deli Serdang in North Sumatra. AFP
  • Starlings flying over the statue of Vittoriano monument in Rome, Italy. AFP
    Starlings flying over the statue of Vittoriano monument in Rome, Italy. AFP
  • Tourists visit the Jiankou Great Wall covered in snow in Beijing, China. Getty Images
    Tourists visit the Jiankou Great Wall covered in snow in Beijing, China. Getty Images
  • Heavy fog and air pollution cover the Skopje valley in the early morning, in Macedonia. EPA
    Heavy fog and air pollution cover the Skopje valley in the early morning, in Macedonia. EPA
  • A surfer rides a wave during the Big Wave Punta Galea Challenge held in Getxo, Spain. EPA
    A surfer rides a wave during the Big Wave Punta Galea Challenge held in Getxo, Spain. EPA
  • A ferris wheel is illuminated at a Christmas market in Herne, Germany. EPA
    A ferris wheel is illuminated at a Christmas market in Herne, Germany. EPA
  • A member of the Baduy Luar tribe walks around a village in Kanekes, Lebak, Banten Province, Indonesia. EPA
    A member of the Baduy Luar tribe walks around a village in Kanekes, Lebak, Banten Province, Indonesia. EPA
  • Lemurs eat food placed in Christmas season props at London Zoo in Britain. Reuters
    Lemurs eat food placed in Christmas season props at London Zoo in Britain. Reuters
  • Chewbacca arrives at the premiere for 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' in Los Angeles, California, US. Reuters
    Chewbacca arrives at the premiere for 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' in Los Angeles, California, US. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for December 17, 2019

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

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