WorldAfricaWorld in picturesWorld of photos, December 21, 202411 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.December 20, 2024 — 1.08pmSaveLog in, register or subscribe to save articles for later.Save galleries for laterAdd galleries to your saved list and come back to them any time.Got it1/11A girl walks in the Kaweni slum on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, in the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido.Credit:AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant2/11People standing next to the Arc de Triomphe are reflected in a puddle during a sunny day in Paris.Credit:AP Photo/Thibault Camu3/11Police officers detain India’s main opposition Congress Party worker during a protest against Indian Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks on Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, in Ahmedabad, India.Credit:AP Photo/Ajit Solanki4/11British Defence Secretary John Healey gives out Wider Service Medals as he meets British personnel at the Tapa military base, where some 900 British troops are deployed this Christmas, defending Nato’s eastern flank in Tapa, Estonia.Credit:Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty ImagesAdvertisement5/11Lots are sold during the annual Christmas Poultry Sale, including oven ready turkeys, geese, chickens and ducks, at the York Auction Centre, in York, England.Credit:Danny Lawson/PA via AP6/11Amazon workers, on strike, picket outside an Amazon Fulfillment Center in City of Industry, California.Credit:AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes7/11Men give their details to obtain their registration number at a reconciliation center in Latakia, Syria.Credit:Chris McGrath/Getty Images8/11Dressed as Santa Claus, city worker Aristoteles de Queiroz greets an emergency room patient at Souza Aguiar Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Credit:Buda Mendes/Getty Images9/11Fans light up flares during the Europa Conference League opening phase soccer match between Austria Wien and FC Copenhagen in Vienna, Austria.Credit:AP Photo/Christian Bruna10/11The setting sun casts a warm glow through the windows as Syrians walk through the infamous Saydnaya military prison known as the “human slaughterhouse”, on the outskirts of Damascus.Credit:AP Photo/Leo Correa11/11LeBron James warms up prior to an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, California.Credit:AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn