News in Pics, December 19: Best photos from around the world

A health worker looks at the sea as she walks down the stairs during a day of Covid-19 sampling in Ladrilleros beach, Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park, Colombia, on the Pacific Ocean. Credit: AFP

People light candles during a tribute to Sofia Cadavid, an 18-month-old girl kidnapped and killed by her father on December 17, in Rionegro, Antioquia Department, Colombia. Credit: AFP

A pedestrian walks through the falling snow in Boston, Massachusetts, US. Credit: Reuters

A waxing crescent moon is pictured next to the Empire State building lit in blue and white to honor Chanukah, as seen from Bryant Park at dusk the day after a nor'easter storm amid the Covid-19 pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Credit: Reuters

Protesters hold candles and placards during a demonstration for the regularisation of migrants at the occasion of the International Migrants Day in Paris. Credit: AFP

St Mary Basilica Church illuminated ahead of Christmas festival at Shivajinagar in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI