• The surroundings of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city was covered with a thick layer of fog. EPA
    The surroundings of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The city was covered with a thick layer of fog. EPA
  • Stand Up Paddle racers pass near Eiffel Tower on the Seine River, Paris. AFP
    Stand Up Paddle racers pass near Eiffel Tower on the Seine River, Paris. AFP
  • A firefighter conducting back burning measures to secure residential areas from encroaching bushfires at the Mangrove area, some 90-110 kilometres north of Sydney. AFP
    A firefighter conducting back burning measures to secure residential areas from encroaching bushfires at the Mangrove area, some 90-110 kilometres north of Sydney. AFP
  • People gather at Victoria Park for a pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong. Democracy protesters are hoping for huge crowds December 8 at a rally they have billed as a "last chance". AFP
    People gather at Victoria Park for a pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong. Democracy protesters are hoping for huge crowds December 8 at a rally they have billed as a "last chance". AFP
  • Monks line up for alms during the alms-giving ceremony to 30,000 monks organise by the region government of Mandalay. AFP
    Monks line up for alms during the alms-giving ceremony to 30,000 monks organise by the region government of Mandalay. AFP
  • Indian people gather near the site where a fire broke out in New Delhi, India. According to news report, at least 40 people were killed after a fire broke out at a building in New Delhi's Anaj Mandi area. EPA
    Indian people gather near the site where a fire broke out in New Delhi, India. According to news report, at least 40 people were killed after a fire broke out at a building in New Delhi's Anaj Mandi area. EPA
  • Diving in the Southeast Asian Games at New Clark City Aquatic Centre, Capas, Philippines. Reuters
    Diving in the Southeast Asian Games at New Clark City Aquatic Centre, Capas, Philippines. Reuters
  • People watch fireworks exploding above the new 269-hectare land of the Colombo Port City, added as an extension to the Colombo Central Business District and being officially part of Sri Lanka, in Colombo. AFP
    People watch fireworks exploding above the new 269-hectare land of the Colombo Port City, added as an extension to the Colombo Central Business District and being officially part of Sri Lanka, in Colombo. AFP
  • A French CGT unionist holds up the union's flag as he demonstrates against unemployment and precariousness amid smoke bombs in Nantes, western France. AFP
    A French CGT unionist holds up the union's flag as he demonstrates against unemployment and precariousness amid smoke bombs in Nantes, western France. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for December 8, 2019

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

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