Iranduba, Brazil
A visiting Santa Claus keeps goal against a boy who received a football for Christmas
Photograph: Edmar Barros/AP
La Paz, Bolivia
A woman participates in a ritual to welcome the summer solstice. Ancestral rituals, music and dances were part of the festivities
Photograph: Gabriel Marquez/EPA
Mamoudzou, Mayotte
People repair a wall of a house damaged by Cyclone Chido
Photograph: Patrick Meinhardt/AFP/Getty Images
Magdeburg, Germany
Police patrol next to the Christmas market where a fatal attack took place on Friday
Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA
Gaza Strip
A man repairs bicycles at the Bureij refugee camp
Photograph: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images
Harbin, China
Visitors at the 26th Harbin Ice and Snow World
Photograph: VCG/Getty Images
Salisbury, England
Members of Salisbury Cathedral choir pose for photos before their final practice for Christmas services
Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
Jakarta, Indonesia
Players take part in a Red Light, Green Light game at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium before the release of the Netflix series Squid Game: Season 2
Photograph: Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters
Lviv, Ukraine
Soldiers’ uniforms hang on empty chairs around a symbolic Christmas table set with traditional dishes as people attend a rally in support of prisoners of war and missing soldiers
Photograph: Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP/Getty Images
Bucharest, Romania
People light flares during an event called the March of Heroes on the 35th anniversary of the 1989 uprising that toppled the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu
Photograph: Andreea Alexandru/AP
Fuengirola, Spain
Gorillas at the zoo open their Christmas gifts
Photograph: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images
London, England
Spectators in fancy dress at the PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace
Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA
Paiporta, Spain
Military personnel hand out sweets to a boy as they greet children affected by severe flooding
Photograph: Eva Manez/Reuters
Damascus, Syria
Shepherds lead their sheep through the Jobar neighbourhood
Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP
Geneva, Switzerland
Participants in the annual Coupe de Noel Christmas swimming event are splashed with water before jumping into Lake Geneva
Photograph: Martial Trezzini/EPA
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