World in focus - best photos for December 12, 2019

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

A girl goes to school just before sunrise in Frankfurt, Germany. AP

A woman stands in front of a video image depicting a gorilla gazing at the viewer during the preview of the exhibition 'Monkeys. A Primate Story' at the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona. EPA

The vacated migrant campsite of Vucjak during the dismantling of the tents near Bihac, northwestern Bosnia. EPA

Steam caused by a pipe damage rises over Powsinska street in Warsaw, Poland. Reuters

A sculpture of boxers is seen at an abandoned pioneer camp in the village of Chernoluchye in Omsk region, Russia. Reuters

A police officer hugs a man after Ngati Awa representatives and relatives of the volcano eruption victims leave a ceremony called "Karakia", in New Zealand. Reuters

The full moon rises beyond Christmas lights in Kansas, US. AP

A demonstrator with a mask attends a climate protest rally in Sydney. AFP

A member of 'Carnavales Diablos' of Riosucio, Colombia, performs during the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting, in Bogota. AFP

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg gives a speech during a high-level event on climate emergency during the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid. AFP

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