A young shepherd watches over his flock of sheep near the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul. , The sheep’s fleece has been blackened by smoke from burning oil wells set ablaze by ISIL. Achilleas Zavallis / AFP Photo
A photograph taken from a drone shows frost on colourful laurel bushes in Brandenburg, Germany. Patrick Pleul / EPA
Sam Bird of DS Virgin Racing walks on to the podium after finishing second in the Marrakesh ePrix — the second round of the Formula E world championship. Sebastien Buemi of Switzerland won the race in his Renault. LAT Photographic / Formula E via Getty Images
A late autumn evening in Inning am Ammersee in Bavaria, Germany. Lukas Barth / EPA
The French team pursuit riders Adrien Garel, Morgan Kneisky, Louis Pijourlet and Benjamin Thomase compete in the men’s final race in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images
Texas A&M’s Trayveon Williams is tackled by Deontay Anderson of the Mississippi Rebels in the fourth quarter at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Bob Levey / Getty Images / AFP
A person dressed as the Krampus performs during the 9th Krampus meeting show in Serfaus, Tyrol, Austria. The Krampus is a folklorical figure who, during the Christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved. Christian Bruna / EPA
Breeder Nathalie Komaroff rides among forty Merens horses near Argeles-sur-Mer, southern France. Raymond Roig / AFP / Photo