• In this long exposure photo, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing Starliner crew capsule lifts off on an orbital flight test to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force station in Cape Canaveral. AP Photo
    In this long exposure photo, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing Starliner crew capsule lifts off on an orbital flight test to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force station in Cape Canaveral. AP Photo
  • A competitor soars through the air during the Ski Jumping training round for the Men's Gundersen NH HS98/10 km competition at the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau, Austria. EPA
    A competitor soars through the air during the Ski Jumping training round for the Men's Gundersen NH HS98/10 km competition at the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau, Austria. EPA
  • A farmer drives a tractor as he uses a hose to put out a fire burning in his paddock and near homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
    A farmer drives a tractor as he uses a hose to put out a fire burning in his paddock and near homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
  • A Bedouin boy plays with a ball among a flock of goats in the Judean Desert, 50 kms east of Jerusalem. EPA
    A Bedouin boy plays with a ball among a flock of goats in the Judean Desert, 50 kms east of Jerusalem. EPA
  • Children react as a Bengal tiger licks the glass surrounding its enclosure during the "Animal Christmas Party", where the youths were treated to a tour of the Malabon Zoo, in Manila. AFP
    Children react as a Bengal tiger licks the glass surrounding its enclosure during the "Animal Christmas Party", where the youths were treated to a tour of the Malabon Zoo, in Manila. AFP
  • A demonstrator reacts during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile. Reuters
    A demonstrator reacts during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile. Reuters
  • A demonstrator throws fireworks at security forces during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile. Reuters
    A demonstrator throws fireworks at security forces during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile. Reuters
  • The Imperial State Crown is carried into the Palace of Westminster ahead of the State Opening Of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London, England. Getty Images
    The Imperial State Crown is carried into the Palace of Westminster ahead of the State Opening Of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London, England. Getty Images
  • Daisy Ridley attends the European premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, England. Getty Images
    Daisy Ridley attends the European premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" at Cineworld Leicester Square in London, England. Getty Images

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World in focus - best photos for December 21, 2019

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

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