Fire trucks decorated with Christmas lights on a main street in Chisinau, Moldova. EPA
Fire trucks decorated with Christmas lights on a main street in Chisinau, Moldova. EPA
A man prepares to tie a black ribbon next to a makeshift memorial during a prayer ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami on the 16th anniversary of the disaster, at Marina Beach in Chennai, India. Reuters
A man prepares to tie a black ribbon next to a makeshift memorial during a prayer ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami on the 16th anniversary of the disaster, at Marina Beach in Chennai, India. Reuters
Shoppers seen though yearend illumination walk through streets for yearend shopping in preparation for the New Year in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
Shoppers seen though yearend illumination walk through streets for yearend shopping in preparation for the New Year in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
An aerial view shows beef cattle on David Exwood's farm near Horsham, south west of London. AFP
An aerial view shows beef cattle on David Exwood's farm near Horsham, south west of London. AFP
Workers push snow sleds across a frozen section of Lake Houhai in Beijing. AFP
Workers push snow sleds across a frozen section of Lake Houhai in Beijing. AFP
Pigeons sit over electric cables amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in Amritsar. AFP
Pigeons sit over electric cables amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in Amritsar. AFP
Bianca Toniolo, Marzio Toniolo's daughter, draws on her bedroom's window on Christmas Eve in San Fiorano, Italy. Reuters
Bianca Toniolo, Marzio Toniolo's daughter, draws on her bedroom's window on Christmas Eve in San Fiorano, Italy. Reuters
Pope Francis wears a protective mask before delivering his traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world virtually from inside the Hall of Blessings instead of from St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters
Pope Francis wears a protective mask before delivering his traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi speech to the city and the world virtually from inside the Hall of Blessings instead of from St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters

World

World in focus - best photos for December 26, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

The National

December 26, 2020

  • English
  • Arabic
World

Most popular today