World in pictures, December 24, 2025

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A girl makes a face as she wears a festive headdress as she poses in front of a Christmas tree adorned with ornaments at a French themed Christmas Fair and Market in Beijing, ChinaCredit:Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

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Daniel Taraboi of Team Monte Giner competes during the Italian National Championship Open - Ski Jumping at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, ItalyCredit:Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images

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Omar Diaz Ventura, from Ojatlan de Morelos, Mexico, prepares his entry for the 128th annual Night of the Radishes festival, in Oaxaca, Mexico, where participants compete to create elaborate sculptures from oversized radishesCredit:Richard Drew/AP

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A tourist views one of Egypt’s famed King Tutankhamun’s golden sarcophagus at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, EgyptCredit:Amr Nabil/AP

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A patient at the Brasilia Day Hospital looks a therapist’s dog during a Christmas session in BrazilCredit:Eraldo Peres/AP

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Kavem Hodge of the West Indies falls over during day three of the Third Test match in the series between New Zealand and West Indies at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New ZealandCredit:Hannah Peters/Getty Images

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Mountain climbers in Santa Claus outfits prepare for a climbing event on Bukhansan mountain in Seoul, South Korea. Christmas has become increasingly popular over the years in South Korea, which is the only East Asian country to recognise Christmas as a national holidayCredit:Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

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Security forces patrol the area where a plane carrying Chief of Staff of the Libyan Armed Forces Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad has crashed on December 23, 2025 in Haymana, TurkeyCredit:Serdar Ozsoy/Getty Images