A look at the best photos from around the world today.
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Pope Francis is seen through the branches of a Christmas tree in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City. Gregorio Borgia / AP Photo -
A surfer rides a large wave at El Bocal during the Vaca Gigante (Big Cow) competition in Santander, northern Spain. Vincent West / Reuters -
A swan glides across a lake during the ‘Winter Lights’ exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo -
A man rides his motorcycle at sunset in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Aung Shine Oo / AP Photo -
A man decorates a church for Christmas in Ahmedabad, India. Amit Dave / Reuters -
From left to right, Ondrej Moravec of Czech Republic, Quentin Fillon Maillet of France and Dmytro Pidruchnyi of Ukraine competein the men’s 15km mass start biathlon race in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. Michal Cizek / AFP Photo -
Revellers take part in the largest silent disco in Europe at the Centennial Hall, in Wroclaw, Poland. Maciej Kulczynski / EPA -
Kashima Antlers’ Fabricio, right, collides with Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos, bottom, during the Club World Cup final in Yokohama. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo -
Czech Republic’s goalie Pavel Francouz watches the puck go into his net during the Channel One Cup of the Euro Hockey Tour ice hockey match between Czech Republic and Sweden in Moscow. Alexander Nemenov / AFP Photo
World in focus — best photos for December 18, 2016
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