• A statue of President George Washington stands in the US Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP
    A statue of President George Washington stands in the US Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP
  • Bangladeshi boatmen make their way through heavy fog on the Buriganga River in Dhaka. AFP
    Bangladeshi boatmen make their way through heavy fog on the Buriganga River in Dhaka. AFP
  • Mud and hooves at Newbury Racecourse in England. Getty
    Mud and hooves at Newbury Racecourse in England. Getty
  • People look at French painter Claude Monet's creations projected on the walls of Horta Gallery in Brussels, Belgium. The exhibition is created with virtual imagery and sound effects. EPA
    People look at French painter Claude Monet's creations projected on the walls of Horta Gallery in Brussels, Belgium. The exhibition is created with virtual imagery and sound effects. EPA
  • Welding robots work on a car at the Nachi booth during the International Robot Exhibition (IREX) in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
    Welding robots work on a car at the Nachi booth during the International Robot Exhibition (IREX) in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
  • A swimmer jumps in the water as smoke haze from bushfires in New South Wales blankets Sydney, Australia. EPA
    A swimmer jumps in the water as smoke haze from bushfires in New South Wales blankets Sydney, Australia. EPA
  • A crack of light falls on a man smoking a traditional water pipe in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    A crack of light falls on a man smoking a traditional water pipe in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • A man walks under the art painting depicting the Borodino battle at the Otradnoe subway station of a Moscow suburb. AFP
    A man walks under the art painting depicting the Borodino battle at the Otradnoe subway station of a Moscow suburb. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for December 19, 2019

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