News in Pics, Dec 25, 2021: Best pics from around the world

People wearing Santa Claus costumes attend an event in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Credit: Reuters photo/NPI/Florida's Space Coast Office of Tourism

Cleanup crews remove debris from destroyed homes during recovery efforts on Christmas Eve after tornadoes ripped through several US states, in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Credit: Reuters photo

Snow covers the heart-shaped and frozen Baker Pond on Christmas Eve in East Bolton, Quebec, Canada. Credit: Reuters photo

A woman takes a picture of an illuminated Christmas tree in Limassol, Cyprus. Credit: Reuters photo

A militant of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic walks in a trench at a fighting position on the line of separation from the Ukrainian armed forces near the settlement of Frunze in Luhansk Region. Credit: Reuters photo

Mohamed Maarouf, 28, while dressed in a Santa Claus costume, distributes Christmas gifts to impoverished children living in slums near the centre of Iraq's southern city of Basra. Credit: AFP Photo