World of photos, December 20, 2024
13 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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People walk on Wall Street in New York’s Financial District.Credit:AP Photo/Peter Morgan
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Peter Wright competes against Wesley Plaisier during their match of the 2024/25 Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in LondonCredit:James Fearn/Getty Images
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A fur seal stands on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCredit:Buda Mendes/Getty Images
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Sir Paul McCartney performs at the O2 arena in London.Credit:Lucy North/PA via AP
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Waves crash over the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater in Newhaven, England.Credit:Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Rain falls during play in the UEFA Women’s Champions League match between Arsenal FC and FC Bayern München at Meadow Park in Borehamwood, England.Credit:Julian Finney/Getty Images
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A man fixes the lock of the doors of Congregation Beth Tikvah as police investigate an alleged arson at the synagogue in the suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux in Montreal.Credit:Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP
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Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht party secretary general Christian Leye presents the party’s election campaign policy program in BerlinCredit:Omer Messinger/Getty Images
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A supporter of President Luis Arce attends a rally marking the anniversary of the Movement Toward Socialism party’s victory in Bolivia’s 2005 general elections in La Paz, Bolivia.Credit:AP Photo/Gaston Brito
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A destroyed military vehicle is seen on Mount Zayn al-Abidin at Jabal Zayn al-Abidin near Hama, SyriaCredit:Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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A member of the feminist collective “Les Amazones Avignon” sticks a message of support for Gisele Pelicot reading “Sorority” around the courthouse where the Mazan rape trial is taking place in Avignon.Credit:AP Photo/Lewis Joly
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Credit:Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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Lia Bolanos wears a Santa hat as she takes a selfie next to the border wall separating Mexico and the United States in Tijuana, Mexico.Credit:AP Photo/Gregory Bull