World in focus - best photos for December 29, 2019

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

Tourists look on as the Harzer Schmalspurbahn narrow gauge train makes its way through the snowy landscape on the Brocken mountain near Schierke, central Germany. AFP

Revellers dressed in mock military garb throw eggs as they take part in the "Els Enfarinats" battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi. AFP

People gather around a depiction of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun's death mask made of 7260 cups of coffee, in front of the newly-built Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo. AFP

Japanese ski jumper Ryoyu Kobayashi soars in the air during his second training jump at the Four-Hills Ski Jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany. AFP

Migrants rest after being rescued by the Spanish Coast Guard on the Chafarinas Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, and later taken by boat to the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla. Reuters

Starlink satellites are visible in the sky near Salgotarjan, Hungary. EPA

Australian yacht Alive heading to Hobart to claim sixth place in line honours at the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. AFP

'Gilets Jaunes' (Yellow Vest) protesters throw scooters into a burning fire barricade during a demonstration against pension reforms lead by French Unions in Paris, France. EPA

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