Best photos of the day: a border crossing & a new train
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including a migrant in Ceuta and the Intercity Express
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York, England
Matilda Jarl, 15, from Jarfalla, Sweden leads the procession during the Sankta Lucia Festival of Light at York MinsterPhotograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
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Mus, Turkey
A Shepherdess walks with her flock after snowfall on a winter’s day in Mus, TurkeyPhotograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Lima, Peru
Two girls run before the start of a first communion ceremonyPhotograph: Martin Mejia/AP
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Aleppo, Syria
A view of damaged buildings in old Aleppo’s Jdeideh neighbourhoodPhotograph: George Ourfalian/AFP/Getty Images
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Ontario, Canada
Officials walk towards a plane carrying the US vice-president, Joe Biden, upon his arrival in a snowstorm at Ottawa international airportPhotograph: Chris Wattie/Reuters
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Morden, England
Pallbearers dressed as superheroes carry the coffin of 18-year-old Arthur Peebles, who had been bullied in the past, and suffered mental health problems before taking his own lifePhotograph: Jonathan Brady/PA
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Bangkok, Thailand
A woman poses with a waxwork of Queen Elizabeth II at Madame Tussaud’s wax museumPhotograph: Diego Azubel/EPA
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Newton Aycliffe, England
A detail of the livery on the side of the first British-built Intercity Express train as it is unveiled at the Hitachi Rail Europe sitePhotograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
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Sydney, Australia
St Mary’s Cathedral is illuminated with a Christmas-themed projectionPhotograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
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Kangwon, North Korea
Kim Jong-un visits the Wonsan shoe factoryPhotograph: AFP/Getty Images
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Aceh, Indonesia
President Joko Widodo visits quake survivors in one of the temporary shelters in Pidie JayaPhotograph: Gatha Ginting/AFP/Getty Images
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Koh Samui, Thailand
French national Georges Michel, escorted by police, re-enacts the shooting of a compatriot at the crime scenePhotograph: AP
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Ceuta, Spain
A migrant reacts after crossing the border fence between Morocco and Spain’s north African enclave of CeutaPhotograph: Reuters
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Seattle, Washington
A motorcycle rider during the first snowfall of the seasonPhotograph: Grant Hindsley/AP
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Paris, France
A rat shelters in the Saint Jacques Tower park. Officials are trying to reduce the capital’s growing rodent populationPhotograph: Francois Mori/AP
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Madrid, Spain
A child stands inside a large soap bubble made by a street artistPhotograph: Francisco Seco/AP
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Istanbul, Turkey
People attend Friday prayers at Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, which next year will undergo the most extensive renovations since being builtPhotograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Sao Paulo, Brazil
A visually impaired student dances during a class at the Fernanda Bianchini Association, the world’s only professional ballet company for the blindPhotograph: Fernando Bizerra Jr/EPA
