• An aerial photo taken with a drone shows skiers on the ski slope in Przemysl, south-eastern Poland. EPA
    An aerial photo taken with a drone shows skiers on the ski slope in Przemysl, south-eastern Poland. EPA
  • A man sits next to a snowman after the first snowfall in Landi Kotal, Pakistan. AFP
    A man sits next to a snowman after the first snowfall in Landi Kotal, Pakistan. AFP
  • Pavel Prikhodko attempts to pull an An-2 plane, as a cat walks past in the foreground, during a charity event near the village of Tatarka in the Stavropol region, Russia. Reuters
    Pavel Prikhodko attempts to pull an An-2 plane, as a cat walks past in the foreground, during a charity event near the village of Tatarka in the Stavropol region, Russia. Reuters
  • Washington Football Team running back J.D. McKissic (41) is tackled by Carolina Panthers free safety Tre Boston (33) in the fourth quarter at FedExField. Reuters
    Washington Football Team running back J.D. McKissic (41) is tackled by Carolina Panthers free safety Tre Boston (33) in the fourth quarter at FedExField. Reuters
  • Dutch speedskater Suzanne Schulting competes in the 500 metres race of the Speed Skating World Cup qualifying tournament skating in Herenveen, in the Netherlands. AFP
    Dutch speedskater Suzanne Schulting competes in the 500 metres race of the Speed Skating World Cup qualifying tournament skating in Herenveen, in the Netherlands. AFP
  • Crowds of people are arranged to form words at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. The words read, "Defend with our lives." Maxar Technologies via AP
    Crowds of people are arranged to form words at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. The words read, "Defend with our lives." Maxar Technologies via AP
  • Tanguy NDombele of Tottenham Hotspur is fouled by Nelson Semedo of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at Molineux in Wolverhampton, England. Getty Images
    Tanguy NDombele of Tottenham Hotspur is fouled by Nelson Semedo of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur at Molineux in Wolverhampton, England. Getty Images
  • Pro-democracy activist Alexandra Wong, holding a yellow umbrella with British flags, protests outside the Chinese central government's liaison office in Hong Kong to demand the release of the 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea by Chinese authorities. AP Photo
    Pro-democracy activist Alexandra Wong, holding a yellow umbrella with British flags, protests outside the Chinese central government's liaison office in Hong Kong to demand the release of the 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea by Chinese authorities. AP Photo
  • A person carrying an umbrella walks past arrows painted on the road as rain falls in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canadian Press via AP
    A person carrying an umbrella walks past arrows painted on the road as rain falls in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canadian Press via AP
  • A child plays near a Christmas tree located at the Supreme Court (TSJ) building on Bolivar Avenue in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
    A child plays near a Christmas tree located at the Supreme Court (TSJ) building on Bolivar Avenue in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
  • Lorries queue at the Port of Dover in Dover, Britain. Reuters
    Lorries queue at the Port of Dover in Dover, Britain. Reuters
  • A man walks past Duomo square in Milan as snow falls. Reuters
    A man walks past Duomo square in Milan as snow falls. Reuters
  • Workers carve a snow sculpture of an ox in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China. AFP
    Workers carve a snow sculpture of an ox in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for December 28, 2020

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