World in focus - the best photos for December 16, 2018

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world today

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  A young girl is covered in plastic balls at a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA

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  Official mascot Bonny the Shetland pony, along with friend Teddy, arrive ahead of The London International Horse Show, England. Getty Images

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  The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins' Sam Lafferty cleans up teddy bears thrown on the ice after the annual Tobyhanna Army Depot Teddy Bear Toss in Pennsylvania. AP Photo

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  Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe speaks to supporters at his official residence in Colombo. AFP

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  Artists perform during the Light Festival parade in the main streets of San Jose, Costa Rica. AFP

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  China's Chen Meng serves in the women's singles table tennis final match at the 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Incheon. AFP

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  Football fans celebrate in front of My Dinh Stadium as Vietnam win the first ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam. Getty Images

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  Members of Riders of the Philippines stage a motorcade to protest government policies on motorbikes, in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines. EPA

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  Tom Abercrombie of the Breakers goes to the basket during the round nine NBL match between the Cairns Taipans and the New Zealand Breakers in Cairns, Australia. Getty Images

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  A woman performs a light show during Wonderfruit 2018 in Pattaya, Thailand. Getty Images

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  Catholics attend the traditional Misa de Gallo (Dawn Mass) in front of a church in Las Pinas City, south of Manila, Philippines. EPA

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