News in Pics, December 2: Best pics from around the world

People gather at the Zocalo square waiting for the arrival of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who will present a Message to the Nation for his three years in power in Mexico City. Credit: AFP Photo

The concrete walls are decayed, patched up electric wires hang between the shacks and garbage cans are piling up along a road.

A group of 18 Canadian diplomats are sueing their government on the grounds that they begun to suffer headaches, visual disturbances and nausea, after being stationed in Cuba. Officially, Ottawa authorities recognise 14 cases, the last of them reported in December 2018, though in total there would be around thirty, according to the plaintiffs. Credit: AFP Photo

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 5th Political Bureau Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. Credit: Reuters Photo

The facade of the New York Stock Exchange is lit up in Christmas colors during the 98th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange. Credit: AFP Photo

Reports indicate a shortage of Christmas trees this year due to supply chain problems and other factors. Because of the issues, the owner of Santa's Garden, John Martinez, who gets his trees from farms in Canada, encourages people to find their Christmas trees early. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP Photo