• Tourists watch as Mount Bromo, in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia erupts. AP Photo / Trisnadi
    Tourists watch as Mount Bromo, in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia erupts. AP Photo / Trisnadi
  • People gather to celebrate what would have been the 122nd birthday of Chinese leader Mao Zedong in his hometown of Shaoshan in southern China’s Hunan province on Friday. Chinatopix via AP
    People gather to celebrate what would have been the 122nd birthday of Chinese leader Mao Zedong in his hometown of Shaoshan in southern China’s Hunan province on Friday. Chinatopix via AP
  • Palestinian women hold candles during a rally in honour of Palestinians who were reportedly killed by Israeli troops on Christmas in Gaza City. Moahmmed Saber / EPA
    Palestinian women hold candles during a rally in honour of Palestinians who were reportedly killed by Israeli troops on Christmas in Gaza City. Moahmmed Saber / EPA
  • The Al Dhafra Camel Festival, at Madinat Zayed, in the Western Region of UAE, continues to draw crowds. The festival, which ends on Wednesday, has 1,500 camels competing in 72 rounds, with Emirati heritage at its heart. AFP Photo / Karim Sahib
    The Al Dhafra Camel Festival, at Madinat Zayed, in the Western Region of UAE, continues to draw crowds. The festival, which ends on Wednesday, has 1,500 camels competing in 72 rounds, with Emirati heritage at its heart. AFP Photo / Karim Sahib
  • People gather around an Airbus 310 cargo jet that overshot the runway while landing in the central Democratic Republic of Congo city of Mbuji-Mayi on Thursday, killing seven residents. AFP / Junior Kannah
    People gather around an Airbus 310 cargo jet that overshot the runway while landing in the central Democratic Republic of Congo city of Mbuji-Mayi on Thursday, killing seven residents. AFP / Junior Kannah
  • Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson, front, battles for a loose ball with Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kevin Love during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, California on Friday. Golden State won 89-83. AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez
    Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson, front, battles for a loose ball with Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kevin Love during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, California on Friday. Golden State won 89-83. AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez
  • Lighting strikes an area in Jefferson County, Alabama after a tornado struck, damaging several houses. AP Photo / Butch Dill
    Lighting strikes an area in Jefferson County, Alabama after a tornado struck, damaging several houses. AP Photo / Butch Dill
  • Mourners pray over the body of Mahdiyah Hammad during her funeral in the occupied West Bank village of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah on Saturday. The 38-year-old was shot dead by Israeli border guards after she tried to ram them with a car the day before. AFP Photo / Abbas Momani
    Mourners pray over the body of Mahdiyah Hammad during her funeral in the occupied West Bank village of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah on Saturday. The 38-year-old was shot dead by Israeli border guards after she tried to ram them with a car the day before. AFP Photo / Abbas Momani
  • Acrobat Jordan McKnight performs during the premiere of the Winter programme of the Circus Krone in Munich on Friday. EPA / Tobias Hase
    Acrobat Jordan McKnight performs during the premiere of the Winter programme of the Circus Krone in Munich on Friday. EPA / Tobias Hase

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World in focus — best photos for December 26, 2015

Rob Gurdebeke

December 26, 2015

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A look at the best photos from around the world.

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