The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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A young Palestinian girl plays between destroyed buildings at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, outside Damascus, Syria.Credit:AP
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Revellers take photos on Sixth Avenue during SantaCon, in New York.Credit:AP
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Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony in Kasimpasa Mevlevihane in Istanbul, Turkey,Credit:AP
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A child walks along the Sea of Galilee, northern Israel.Credit:AP
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The Army Corp of Cadets march on the field at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland. Credit:Getty Images
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A Sri Lankan resident walks through Bambalapitiya train station in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Credit:Getty Images
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People take photographs with opposition fighters at Aleppo’s historic citadel, Syria. Credit:Getty Images
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Athletes compete in the men’s 12.5 km pursuit event at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria.Credit:AP









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