• Pope Francis is framed between heads of prelates on the occasion of his Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia in the Clementine Hall, at the Vatican. Gregorio Borgia / AP
    Pope Francis is framed between heads of prelates on the occasion of his Christmas greetings to the Roman Curia in the Clementine Hall, at the Vatican. Gregorio Borgia / AP
  • Indian Policemen detain a supporter of a Kashmiri law maker, Abdul Rashid Sheikh during a protest in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, India. Sheikh and nearly a dozen of his supporters were detained by Indian Police as they protested against issuance of domicile certificates to West Pakistan refugees. Farooq Khan / EPA
    Indian Policemen detain a supporter of a Kashmiri law maker, Abdul Rashid Sheikh during a protest in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, India. Sheikh and nearly a dozen of his supporters were detained by Indian Police as they protested against issuance of domicile certificates to West Pakistan refugees. Farooq Khan / EPA
  • Afghan women pass by a wall painted by a group of artists and activists called ArtLords, reading in Dari (I See You), in Kabul, Afghanistan. ArtLords aimed to paint walls of Kabul with slogans aimed at warnings to corrupt officials. EPA/JAWED KARGAR
    Afghan women pass by a wall painted by a group of artists and activists called ArtLords, reading in Dari (I See You), in Kabul, Afghanistan. ArtLords aimed to paint walls of Kabul with slogans aimed at warnings to corrupt officials. EPA/JAWED KARGAR
  • A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds fish and rays at Sunshine Aquarium during a special seasoning feeding show in Tokyo, Japan. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
    A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume feeds fish and rays at Sunshine Aquarium during a special seasoning feeding show in Tokyo, Japan. Kimimasa Mayama / EPA
  • Smoke billows during a fire in Itoigawa, northern Japan. A fire made worse by high winds spread to at least 140 buildings in a small Japanese city on the Japan Sea coast. Kyodo News via AP
    Smoke billows during a fire in Itoigawa, northern Japan. A fire made worse by high winds spread to at least 140 buildings in a small Japanese city on the Japan Sea coast. Kyodo News via AP
  • Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev pays his respects to slain Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, during the funeral ceremony at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Ekaterina Shtukina / AFP
    Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev pays his respects to slain Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, during the funeral ceremony at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Ekaterina Shtukina / AFP
  • The top of a hill rises up out of the mist in the Taunus region near Schmitten, western Germany. Arne Dedert / AFP
    The top of a hill rises up out of the mist in the Taunus region near Schmitten, western Germany. Arne Dedert / AFP

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World in focus – best photos for December 22, 2016

James Ohara

December 22, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world today.

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