• Masses of protesters gather and occupy major streets in central Seoul for a rally against South Korean president Park Geun-hye. Chung Sung-jun /Getty Images
    Masses of protesters gather and occupy major streets in central Seoul for a rally against South Korean president Park Geun-hye. Chung Sung-jun /Getty Images
  • Russian skeleton competitor Alexander Tretiakov races in Whistler, British Columbia. Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press via AP
    Russian skeleton competitor Alexander Tretiakov races in Whistler, British Columbia. Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press via AP
  • Mourners gather near a warehouse after it was destroyed by a fire in Oakland, California. Up to 40 people were feared dead the blaze. Nick Otto / AFP Photo
    Mourners gather near a warehouse after it was destroyed by a fire in Oakland, California. Up to 40 people were feared dead the blaze. Nick Otto / AFP Photo
  • A man dressed as Santa Claus is surrounded by children as he visits a poor neighbourhood in Caracas, Venezuela. Miguel Gutierrez / EPA
    A man dressed as Santa Claus is surrounded by children as he visits a poor neighbourhood in Caracas, Venezuela. Miguel Gutierrez / EPA
  • Fabiano ‘Neguin’ Lopes of Brazil, left, battles with Portugal’s Alexander ‘Bruce Almighty’ Ponevezhskiy during the Red Bull breakdancing finals in Nagoya. Jason Halayko / The National
    Fabiano ‘Neguin’ Lopes of Brazil, left, battles with Portugal’s Alexander ‘Bruce Almighty’ Ponevezhskiy during the Red Bull breakdancing finals in Nagoya. Jason Halayko / The National
  • Kitesurfers get ready to race at Rottnest Island, Western Australia, for the Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton race. Paul Kane / Getty Images
    Kitesurfers get ready to race at Rottnest Island, Western Australia, for the Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton race. Paul Kane / Getty Images

World in focus — best photos for December 4, 2016


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