• Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kevin Love, right, drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors’ Zaza Pachulia, from Republic of Georgia, in the first half. Tony Dejak / AP
    Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kevin Love, right, drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors’ Zaza Pachulia, from Republic of Georgia, in the first half. Tony Dejak / AP
  • A woman salutes as people gather to celebrate China’s late chairman Mao Zedong’s 123rd birth anniversary in Shaoshan, Hunan province. Reuters / Stringer
    A woman salutes as people gather to celebrate China’s late chairman Mao Zedong’s 123rd birth anniversary in Shaoshan, Hunan province. Reuters / Stringer
  • Filipino villagers ride a jeepney next to a toppled signboard in the typhoon-hit city of Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to an Office of Civil Defence report, hundreds of thousands of villagers spent their Christmas day in evacuation centers in Bicol region. Francis R Malasig / EPA
    Filipino villagers ride a jeepney next to a toppled signboard in the typhoon-hit city of Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to an Office of Civil Defence report, hundreds of thousands of villagers spent their Christmas day in evacuation centers in Bicol region. Francis R Malasig / EPA
  • A passenger inter-island ferry Shuttle RoRo 5 is pictured after it was swept ashore at the height of Typhoon Nock-Ten in Mabini, Batangas in the Philippines. Erik De Castro / Reuters
    A passenger inter-island ferry Shuttle RoRo 5 is pictured after it was swept ashore at the height of Typhoon Nock-Ten in Mabini, Batangas in the Philippines. Erik De Castro / Reuters
  • Candles near a picture of the TU-154 airplane at the seafront in the city of Sochi. A Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria on December 25, with no sign of survivors among the 92 onboard, who included dozens of Red Army Choir members heading to celebrate the New Year with troops. Ekaterina Lyzlova / AFP
    Candles near a picture of the TU-154 airplane at the seafront in the city of Sochi. A Russian military plane crashed on its way to Syria on December 25, with no sign of survivors among the 92 onboard, who included dozens of Red Army Choir members heading to celebrate the New Year with troops. Ekaterina Lyzlova / AFP
  • Tigres’ forward Pierre Andre Gignac celebrates after scoring a penalty shot against America during the Final match of the Apertura 2016 Mexican tournament at the Universitario stadium in Monterrey, Mexico. Pedro Pardo / AFP
    Tigres’ forward Pierre Andre Gignac celebrates after scoring a penalty shot against America during the Final match of the Apertura 2016 Mexican tournament at the Universitario stadium in Monterrey, Mexico. Pedro Pardo / AFP
  • Hong Kong yacht Beau Geste sails through Sydney Harbour at the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Peter Parks / AFP
    Hong Kong yacht Beau Geste sails through Sydney Harbour at the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Peter Parks / AFP

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World in focus — best photos for December 26, 2016

Rob Gurdebeke

December 26, 2016

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

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