• Trevor Thompson, #32 of the Ohio State Buckeyes, shoots against the Kentucky Wildcats during their game at the CBS Sports Classic at the Barclays Center in New York City. Al Bello / Getty Images / AFP
    Trevor Thompson, #32 of the Ohio State Buckeyes, shoots against the Kentucky Wildcats during their game at the CBS Sports Classic at the Barclays Center in New York City. Al Bello / Getty Images / AFP
  • Hillary Clinton, second from right, gives a thumbs-up in front of Bernie Sanders, left, debate moderator Martha Raddatz, second from left, Martin O’Malley, centre, and debate moderator David Muir at the conclusion of a Democratic presidential primary debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. Jim Cole / AP
    Hillary Clinton, second from right, gives a thumbs-up in front of Bernie Sanders, left, debate moderator Martha Raddatz, second from left, Martin O’Malley, centre, and debate moderator David Muir at the conclusion of a Democratic presidential primary debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. Jim Cole / AP
  • Iraqi Shaymaa Qasim poses during the Miss Iraq beauty contest in the capital, Baghdad. The beauty contest is the first one in more than 40 years to take place in the wartorn country. Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP
    Iraqi Shaymaa Qasim poses during the Miss Iraq beauty contest in the capital, Baghdad. The beauty contest is the first one in more than 40 years to take place in the wartorn country. Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP
  • Dortmund’s defender Matthias Ginter, right, and Cologne’s defender Jonas Hector vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match 1 FC Cologne vs Borussia Dortmund in Cologne, western Germany. Patrik Stollarz / AFP
    Dortmund’s defender Matthias Ginter, right, and Cologne’s defender Jonas Hector vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match 1 FC Cologne vs Borussia Dortmund in Cologne, western Germany. Patrik Stollarz / AFP
  • A Palestinian child looks out of a house painted by Palestinian artists in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Mahmud Hams / AFP
    A Palestinian child looks out of a house painted by Palestinian artists in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. Mahmud Hams / AFP
  • Migratory birds fly at Jahangirnagar University swamp in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Migratory birds travel thousands of miles to Bangladesh during the Siberian winter in October and return home in March. A.M. Ahad / AP
    Migratory birds fly at Jahangirnagar University swamp in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Migratory birds travel thousands of miles to Bangladesh during the Siberian winter in October and return home in March. A.M. Ahad / AP
  • Camels walk along sand dunes in the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near Madinat Zayed. The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of UAE handcrafts and other activities aimed at promoting the country’s folklore. Karim Sahib / AFP
    Camels walk along sand dunes in the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near Madinat Zayed. The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of UAE handcrafts and other activities aimed at promoting the country’s folklore. Karim Sahib / AFP
  • Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, right, does a bicycle kick during the French L1 football match between Caen (SMC) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Michel d’Ornano stadium in Caen, northwestern France. Jean-Francois Monier / AFP
    Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, right, does a bicycle kick during the French L1 football match between Caen (SMC) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Michel d’Ornano stadium in Caen, northwestern France. Jean-Francois Monier / AFP
  • Sri Lankan officer cadets stand to attention for the national anthem as one of their female colleagues lays down after fainting during a passing out parade ceremony for 161 new army officers’ graduation in Diyatalawa. Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was the chief guest at the passed out ceremony at the Sri Lanka Military Academy in Diyatalawa. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP
    Sri Lankan officer cadets stand to attention for the national anthem as one of their female colleagues lays down after fainting during a passing out parade ceremony for 161 new army officers’ graduation in Diyatalawa. Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was the chief guest at the passed out ceremony at the Sri Lanka Military Academy in Diyatalawa. Ishara S Kodikara / AFP

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World in focus — best photos for December 20, 2015

Rob Gurdebeke

December 20, 2015

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A look at the best photos from around the world.

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