News in Pics | December 18, 2023: Best photos from around the world

Best photos from around the world today

Indian tabla legend Ustad Zakir Hussain performs at the 'Swara Samrat Festival 2023-24', in Kolkata.

Devotees perform 'Chunari Manorath' ritual of the Yamuna river, in Mathura.

A man dressed as an angel walks through a street as a part of Christmas celebrations in Prague, Czech Republic.

Funeral of Alon Lulu Shamriz mistakenly killed by Israeli military while being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas, in Shefayim.

Tree branches lie on top of a damaged car after a severe storm, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Israeli army operates in northern Gaza amid the ongoing ground operation against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.