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1/11
Whirling Dervishes and traditional performers dance during the mens wedding party of Mr. Muwaffaq Al-Badawi at a wedding hall in Damascus, Syria.Credit:Chris McGrath/Getty Images
2/11
Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads the Christmas midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.Credit:Alaa Badarneh/Pool via EPA
3/11
A man wearing a national costume celebrates Christmas near St. Michael Monastery in a city centre in Kyiv, Ukraine.Credit:AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky
4/11
A group of fishermen pull fishing nets at Gampong Jawa beach ahead the twenty-year anniversary of the 2004 earthquake and tsunami in Banda Aceh.Credit:Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
5/11
Tony Al-Masri, center left, sits with neighbours outside the tent he and his wife Amal Amouri, both Christians, share at the Muwassi tent camp near Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.Credit:AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana
6/11
A YPJ fighter sharpens her weapon skills in a remote training camp in Al-Hasakah, Syria. Kurdish female fighters are expanding their ranks on the frontlines and elsewhere in the fight against Islamic State and Turkish back militants in northeastern Syria.Credit:Elke Scholiers/Getty Images
7/11
Carlos Hebert Plante, who boogie boards daily, dressed as Santa Claus hits the St-Lawrence River amid an air temperature of -14 degrees Celsius on Christmas Day, in Montreal.Credit:Bernard Brault /The Canadian Press via AP
8/11
Victor Wembanyama dunks the ball against the New York Knicks during the second quarter at Madison Square in New YorkCredit:Luke Hales/Getty Images
9/11
Beyoncé performs during halftime of an NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens in Houston.Credit:AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith
10/11
A relative of a victim of a 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami participates in its 20th anniversary at Tsunami Memorial Park at Ban Nam Khem, Takuapa district of Phang Nga province, southern Thailand.Credit:AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn
11/11
Carlos Chavez, left, and Jair Contreras, who don’t know each other, throw punches during the “Takanakuy” ritual fighting event on Christmas day, outskirts of Lima.Credit:AP Photo/Martin Mejia
