The moon shines behind an illuminated Christmas ornament as an aircraft prepares for landing at the airport in southern coastal city of Larnaca In the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, December 23, 2018. (Photo by AP)
A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:
The rising full moon is seen behind Christmas lights in Valletta, Malta December 23, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
A person dressed up as Santa Claus walks at the country estate of SalajLand in the village of Grabovnica, Croatia, December 20, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
People visit illuminated ice sculptures at the Ice and Snow World park ahead of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, December 23, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
Children ride a horse sleigh in snowfall in a park in Pavlovsk, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, December 23, 2018. (Photo by AP)
In this file photo cars slowly move along a bridge in traffic jam in central Moscow, Russia, on December 11, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Vehicles drive past India Gate amidst a dense fog in New Delhi on December 24, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Debris littered a property badly damaged by a tsunami in Carita, Indonesia, December 23, 2018. (Photo by AP)
A man fixes the roof of a tree seedling greenhouse at El Paraiso farm, in Maynas, Loreto region, in the northern Peruvian Amazon rainforest, on November 24, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Contestants dressed as characters from the movie "Avatar" take part in a tightrope walking contest in Wulingyuan Scenic Area of Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, China, December 23, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)
LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers is fouled by Rondae Hollis-Jefferson #24 of the Brooklyn Nets during their game at the Barclays Center in New York City on December 18, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
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