World in focus - the best photos for December 18, 2018

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

Divers wearing Santa Claus costume swims in a large fish tank during an underwater performance at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters

Two dogs run as the sun rises over the beach of Ondarreta, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. EPA

Gabriel Medina of Brazil celebrating after winning the world title in the final of the season-ending Billabong Pipe Masters at Banzai Pipeline, Pupukea, Oahu island, Hawaii. EPA

Houses on fire are seen at Educando neighbourhood, a branch of the Rio Negro, a tributary to the Amazon river, in the city of Manaus, Brazil. Reuters

Maria Meza, a 40-year-old migrant woman from Honduras, part of a caravan of thousands from Central America trying to reach the United States, sits as she waits at the Otay Mesa port of entry in San Diego, California to be processed as an asylum seeker. Reuters

A man walks through a vegetable field on a foggy winter morning in New Delhi, India. Reuters

A visitor takes a photograph in front of the Chinese Communist Party flag at the Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition in Shenzhen, China. Bloomberg

The border line between Mexico and United States is seen at the Otay Mesa port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. Reuters

Indian commuters protect themselves with umbrellas as they wait on street during a continuous rain shower in Kolkata, India. EPA

A protester wearing a mask of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waits for a rally to denounce Moon Jae in's policies on North Korea in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo

People view the illuminated Enchanted Forest of Light at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, north of Los Angeles, California. AFP

Chilean dockworkers clash with riot police during a protest against the port operator TPS to demand that temporary workers be included in collective bargaining in Valparaiso, Chile. Reuters

Rishabh Pant of India walks out to bat during day five of the second match in the Test series between Australia and India in Perth, Australia. Getty Images

The Petronas Twin Towers are reflected in a pool at dawn in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bloomberg

A young girl reaches out to GROOVE X's new home robot 'LOVOT' during its presentation at a press event in Tokyo, Japan. EPA

An Indian groom rides a horse on his way to his bride's house for their wedding ceremony in Orchha, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. AFP

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