• A couple carrying a freshly cut Christmas tree at a plantation in Negenborn, Germany. Julian Stratenschulte / EPA
    A couple carrying a freshly cut Christmas tree at a plantation in Negenborn, Germany. Julian Stratenschulte / EPA
  • British prime minister David Cameron, right, opens the door to a meeting room as he prepares to greet Hungarian premier Viktor Orban on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium. Virginia Mayo / EPA
    British prime minister David Cameron, right, opens the door to a meeting room as he prepares to greet Hungarian premier Viktor Orban on the sidelines of an EU summit in Brussels, Belgium. Virginia Mayo / EPA
  • Members of the Qatari armed forces take part in Qatar’s National Day celebrations in Doha. Naseem Zeitoon / Reuters
    Members of the Qatari armed forces take part in Qatar’s National Day celebrations in Doha. Naseem Zeitoon / Reuters
  • Bonta and Fred Cunningham, dressed as Princess Leia and Obi-Wan Kenobi, grab something to eat at the MacArthur Center food court in Norfolk, Virginia, before seeing the showing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Todd Spencer / The Virginian-Pilot via AP
    Bonta and Fred Cunningham, dressed as Princess Leia and Obi-Wan Kenobi, grab something to eat at the MacArthur Center food court in Norfolk, Virginia, before seeing the showing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Todd Spencer / The Virginian-Pilot via AP
  • Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo. Toru Hanai / Reuters
    Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo. Toru Hanai / Reuters
  • A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume performs during an event celebrating the upcoming Christmas holiday at Lotte World Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. Kim Hong-ji / Reuters
    A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume performs during an event celebrating the upcoming Christmas holiday at Lotte World Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. Kim Hong-ji / Reuters
  • Refugees arrive on a vessel of Frontex, European Border Protection Agency, after their rescue near the Greek island of Lesbos. Santi Palacios / AP Photo
    Refugees arrive on a vessel of Frontex, European Border Protection Agency, after their rescue near the Greek island of Lesbos. Santi Palacios / AP Photo
  • A worker arranges about ten thousand discarded beverage cans to form a Christmas tree in front of a church in Jakarta, Indonesia. Tatan Syuflana / AP Photo
    A worker arranges about ten thousand discarded beverage cans to form a Christmas tree in front of a church in Jakarta, Indonesia. Tatan Syuflana / AP Photo

World in focus — best photos for December 18, 2015


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A look at the best photos from around the world.