【特集】AFPのベストショット：12月18日～12月24日

An aerobatics team performs over Qatar's capital Doha as the Gulf state marks its National Day on December 18, 2021.(c)AFP

Fallen electric pylons block a road while a sign asking for food (L) is displayed along a road in Surigao City, Surigao del norte province, on December 19, 2021, days after super Typhoon Rai devastated the city.(c)Ferdinandh CABRERA / AFP

A woman hugs a man disguised as Santa Claus during a Christimas Meal distribuition organizaed by the NGO Central Única das Favelas (CUFA) in the Penha Complex shantitown, commonly known as Alemao Complex, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 23, 2021.(c)DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP

Electricians adjust cables set up temporarily on the banks of the river Ganges ahead of the Magh Mela festival in Allahabad on December 23, 2021.(c)Sanjay KANOJIA / AFP

Jose Ivanildo da Silva, a disabled Brazilian who sits on a skateboard, asks for help for his family and for projects for children in need dressed as Santa Claus in Brasilia, on December 23, 2021.(c)Sergio Lima / AFP

Supporters of Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boric celebrate following the official results of the runoff presidential election, in Santiago, on December 19, 2021.(c)MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP

A Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus gestures as he rides a camel in Jerusalem's Old City during Christmas celebrations, on December 23, 2021.(c)AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP

Farmers light candles as they block railway tracks during a demonstration demanding compensations and jobs for the families of those who died during protests against the central government's agricultural reforms and other economic issues at Devi Dasspura village on the outskirts of Amritsar on December 22, 2021.(c)NARINDER NANU / AFP

A demonstrator holds images of Daunte Wright as he waits for the verdict in the trial of former police officer Kim Potter outside the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 23, 2021.(c)Kerem Yucel / AFP

A climber disguised as Santa Claus goes down a paediatric clinic building in Ljubljana on December 22, 2021.(c)Jure Makovec / AFP

A man walks on Vasilyevsky Spusk (The Basil's Downhill) at the Kremlin during a frosty day, with the air temperature at around minus 21 degrees Celsius, in downtown Moscow on December 22, 2021.(c)DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP

This aerial photograph taken on December 22, 2021 shows the erupting Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion.(c)Richard BOUHET / AFP

A couple visits a Christmas fair in the center of the Ukrainian capital of Kiev during a frosty winter evening on December 21, 2021. (c)Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP

A resident looks at a vehicle swept away due to floodings brought about by super Typhoon Rai in Loboc town, Bohol province on December 21, 2021.(c)Cheryl BALDICANTOS / AFP

A woman sunbathes at the beach in cordoned-off spaces to avoid crowds amid the ongoing COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic in Lima, on December 21, 2021.(c)Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP

Migrants heading in a caravan towards the US wait for buses at the "House of the Pilgrim San Juan Diego" in Mexico City, on December 22, 2021.(c)ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP

Medical staff assist a patient infected by COVID-19 at the intensive care unit of the Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle in Liege on December 21, 2021.(c)JOHN THYS / AFP

Dozens of displaced people gather along the fence of the MONUSCO base (the United nations mission in DR Congo) in the Rhoo IDP camp on December 21, 2021, 60 kilometers from Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.(c)ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP

An aerial view shows dinghies stored in a Port Authority yard, believed to have been used by migrants picked up at sea whilst crossing the English Channel, in Dover, southeast England, on December 21, 2021.(c)Ben STANSALL / AFP

A boy walks in front of a horse sculpture in a park in Beijing on December 20, 2021.(c)Noel CELIS / AFP

A pedestrian walks past a shop window with teddy bears as decoration ahead of the Christmas festivities in Moscow on December 20, 2021.(c)Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP

A young Palestinian boy peeks out from a hole in a curtain at his home in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on December 23, 2021.(c)MOHAMMED ABED / AFP

A medical worker prepares a COVID-19 PCR test at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in Boston, Massachusetts on December 20, 2021. (c)Joseph Prezioso / AFP

A man disguised as Santa Claus jumps into the water in the beach of Acapulco, state of Guerrero, Mexico, on December 21, 2021.(c)FRANCISCO ROBLES / AFP

This picture taken on December 20, 2021 shows a view of a rainbow in the sky above the Israeli settlement of Eli, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.(c)JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP

Workers remove the scaffolding from the restored west dial of the clock on Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the bell Big Ben, at the Palace of Westminster, home to the Houses of Parliament, in London on December 20, 2021.(c)Tolga Akmen / AFP

A man sits on the bonnet of a car as he waits to be evacuated by a rescue team in Shah Alam, Selangor on December 20, 2021, as Malaysia faces some of its worst floods for years.(c)Arif KARTONO / AFP

Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boric waves at supporters after delivering a speech, in Santiago, on December 19, 2021.(c)MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP

A funeral home worker carries five coffins for 13 people who were killed in Chiquix village Nahuala, outside the National Institute of Forensic Sciences, in Quetzaltenango, 210 km west of Guatemala City, on December 19, 2021.(c)Johan ORDONEZ / AFP

A wounded Sudanese protester falls on the pavement after security forces fired tear gas during a rally to mark three years since the start of mass demonstrations that led to the ouster of strongman Omar al-Bashir, in the capital Khartoum on December 19, 2021. (c)AFP

Red Cross volunteers climb onto an armored vehicle of the United Nations mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) to protect themselves from bullets during an attack by Codeco militiamen as they attempted to bury the bodies of people killed in Dhedja on December 19, 2021, 60 kilometers from Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.(c)ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP

This photo taken on December 17, 2021 shows a resident salvaging belongings among debris caused by Super Typhoon Rai after the storm crossed over Surigao City in Surigao del Norte province.(c)Erwin MASCARINAS / AFP