• Believers of Legio Maria of African Church Mission hold candles during their overnight Christmas Mass at the church near Ugunja, the western part of Kenya. Fredrik Lerneryd / AFP Photo.
    Believers of Legio Maria of African Church Mission hold candles during their overnight Christmas Mass at the church near Ugunja, the western part of Kenya. Fredrik Lerneryd / AFP Photo.
  • An Indian boy wearing a Santa Claus costume is seated with other worshippers at Saint Mary's Garrison Church on Christmas Day in Jammu, India. Channi Anand / AP Photo.
    An Indian boy wearing a Santa Claus costume is seated with other worshippers at Saint Mary's Garrison Church on Christmas Day in Jammu, India. Channi Anand / AP Photo.
  • A man wearing a Santa hat warms up before swimming in a partly frozen lake in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province. AFP Photo.
    A man wearing a Santa hat warms up before swimming in a partly frozen lake in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province. AFP Photo.
  • People greet former president Amadou Toumani Toure as he disembarks from a plane in Bamako, as he returns for the first time to Mali from living in exile in Senegal since a coup deposed him in 2012. Michele Cattani / AFP Photo.
    People greet former president Amadou Toumani Toure as he disembarks from a plane in Bamako, as he returns for the first time to Mali from living in exile in Senegal since a coup deposed him in 2012. Michele Cattani / AFP Photo.
  • A Pakistani Air Force cadet performs during a guard mounting ceremony for the father and founder of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, to mark his birthday, in the southern port city of Karachi, Pakistan. The ceremony, held by Pakistan Military Academy cadets, is an annual feature that pays homage to the father of the nation. Rehan Kahn / EPA.
    A Pakistani Air Force cadet performs during a guard mounting ceremony for the father and founder of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, to mark his birthday, in the southern port city of Karachi, Pakistan. The ceremony, held by Pakistan Military Academy cadets, is an annual feature that pays homage to the father of the nation. Rehan Kahn / EPA.
  • Seagulls flying over the beach at Zhanqiao bridge in Qinghai in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP Photo.
    Seagulls flying over the beach at Zhanqiao bridge in Qinghai in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP Photo.
  • Worshippers attend a Christmas midnight mass at a church in Kochi, India. Sivaram V / Reuters
    Worshippers attend a Christmas midnight mass at a church in Kochi, India. Sivaram V / Reuters
  • A Palestinian youth attempts to balance on a tire on the beach at sunset in Gaza City. Mahmud Hams / AFP Photo.
    A Palestinian youth attempts to balance on a tire on the beach at sunset in Gaza City. Mahmud Hams / AFP Photo.
  • An Egyptian Catholic woman lights candle during a mass on Christmas eve at Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Cairo, Egypt. Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters.
    An Egyptian Catholic woman lights candle during a mass on Christmas eve at Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Cairo, Egypt. Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters.
  • Believers of Legio Maria of African Church Mission hold candles during their overnight Christmas Mass at the church near Ugunja, the western part of Kenya. Fredrik Lerneryd.
    Believers of Legio Maria of African Church Mission hold candles during their overnight Christmas Mass at the church near Ugunja, the western part of Kenya. Fredrik Lerneryd.

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World in focus - best photos for December 25, 2017

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

Ashleigh Stewart

December 25, 2017

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