• People work on a snow sculpture at the International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. China Daily / Reuters
    People work on a snow sculpture at the International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. China Daily / Reuters
  • Timmy McGovern dressed as Santa Claus walks along the beach giving out sweets and posing for pictures with beachgoers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle / Getty Images / AFP
    Timmy McGovern dressed as Santa Claus walks along the beach giving out sweets and posing for pictures with beachgoers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle / Getty Images / AFP
  • People walk along a street in Moscow decorated with Christmas lights. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    People walk along a street in Moscow decorated with Christmas lights. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
  • Steve Vasturia of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish dives for a loose ball during the game against the Youngstown State Penguins. Michael Hickey / Getty Images / AFP
    Steve Vasturia of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish dives for a loose ball during the game against the Youngstown State Penguins. Michael Hickey / Getty Images / AFP
  • Rescue workers search for survivors among the debris of destroyed buildings from the Shenzen landslide. Reuters
    Rescue workers search for survivors among the debris of destroyed buildings from the Shenzen landslide. Reuters
  • This nine-minute time exposure photograph from SpaceX shows the launch, re-entry, and landing burns of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which successfully landed in an upright position at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX / AFP Photo
    This nine-minute time exposure photograph from SpaceX shows the launch, re-entry, and landing burns of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which successfully landed in an upright position at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX / AFP Photo
  • Aymara indigenous women and their guides descend the Huayna Potosi mountain on the outskirts of El Alto, Bolivia. Juan Karita / AP Photo
    Aymara indigenous women and their guides descend the Huayna Potosi mountain on the outskirts of El Alto, Bolivia. Juan Karita / AP Photo
  • An Indian fisherman arrested by the Pakistani authorities is held in a lock up in Karachi, Pakistan. Shahzaib Akber / EPA
    An Indian fisherman arrested by the Pakistani authorities is held in a lock up in Karachi, Pakistan. Shahzaib Akber / EPA

World in focus — best photos for December 22, 2015


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A look at the best photos from around the world.