Pope Francis talks with nuns during the weekly General Audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, in Vatican City, 21 December 2022. EPA / FABIO FRUSTACI
Pope Francis talks with nuns during the weekly General Audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, in Vatican City, 21 December 2022. EPA / FABIO FRUSTACI
College students cycle through mustard fields near Guwahati, Assam state, India. AP
College students cycle through mustard fields near Guwahati, Assam state, India. AP
Police guard the Central Jail where Charles Sobhraj, a Frenchman accused of killing more than 20 backpackers in Asia, is kept, in Kathmandu, Nepal, as the Supreme Court has ordered his release. Reuters
Police guard the Central Jail where Charles Sobhraj, a Frenchman accused of killing more than 20 backpackers in Asia, is kept, in Kathmandu, Nepal, as the Supreme Court has ordered his release. Reuters
The traditional giant Christmas tree at Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris. EPA
The traditional giant Christmas tree at Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris. EPA
Russian Communist party supporters march to lay flowers to the tomb of Joseph Stalin, marking the 143rd anniversary of his birth, in Red Square, Moscow. AFP
Russian Communist party supporters march to lay flowers to the tomb of Joseph Stalin, marking the 143rd anniversary of his birth, in Red Square, Moscow. AFP
Firefighters head to contend with a blaze at a hydrocarbon storage area of Bravo Petroleum company in Barranquilla, Colombia. Reuters
Firefighters head to contend with a blaze at a hydrocarbon storage area of Bravo Petroleum company in Barranquilla, Colombia. Reuters
Red lanterns are produced for New Year's Day in Danzhai, China's south-western Guizhou province. AFP
Red lanterns are produced for New Year's Day in Danzhai, China's south-western Guizhou province. AFP
Indian Navy soldiers rehearse for the republic day parade, in New Delhi. AP
Indian Navy soldiers rehearse for the republic day parade, in New Delhi. AP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress in Washington. AP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress in Washington. AP

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Today's best photos: from nuns in the Vatican to Zelenskyy in Congress

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December 22, 2022

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