The weekend in pictures

A selection of some of the best images from around the world this weekend

  • Bangkok, Thailand

    Soldiers at a candle-lit ceremony to mark the 88th birthday of the world’s longest-reigning monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej
    Thai soldiers hold candles during a massive candle light ceremony for the King's birthday in Bangkok

  • Leccio, Italy

    A visitor takes pictures inside the Castle of Sammezzano during a special opening to the public. The palazzo, built in 1605, has 365 rooms decorated in moorish revival architectural style
    A visitor takes pictures inside the Castle of Sammezzano in Leccio

  • Chimbote, Peru

    A nun practises the drums before a beatification ceremony for three slain Franciscan missionaries
    A nun practices the drums before a beatification ceremony for three slain Franciscan missionaries in Chimbote, Peru

  • Carlisle, England

    A car drives through the flooded streets after Storm Desmond caused the river Eden to breach its banks
    Carlisle, England A car drives through the flooded streets after Storm Desmond caused the River Eden to breach its banks

  • Delhi, India

    Fans dressed as Hindu mythological characters pose at Delhi Comic Con
    Fans dressed as Hindu mythological characters pose for photographs at Delhi Comic Con

  • Porthcawl, South Wales

    A child runs through spray from crashing waves near the harbour wall as Storm Desmond hits the UK
    A child runs through spray from crashing waves near the harbour wall in Porthcawl

  • Port-au-Prince, Haiti

    Demonstrators protest against the results given by the Provisional Electoral Council. The CEP confirmed that Haiti’s presidential election will go to a runoff
    Demonstrators rally to protest against the results given by the Provisional Electoral Council in Haiti

  • Mytilene, Lesbos

    An exhausted man disembarks from a dinghy on a beach after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey’s coast to the north-eastern Greek island
    An exhausted man disembarks from a dinghy on a beach next to the town of Mytilene

  • Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic

    History enthusiasts dressed in regimental costumes take part in a re-enactment of Napoleon’s battle of Austerlitz on its 210th anniversary
    History enthusiasts take part in a re-enactment of Napoleon’s famous battle of Austerlitz

  • Nieuwegein, the Netherlands

    People dress as ‘Zwarte Piet’ (Black Pete) as they prepare to celebrate the feast of Saint Nicholas. The anti-racism committee at the United Nations ordered the Netherlands to make sure the blackface makeup was removed this year in a reaction to the racism row surrounding the tradition
    People dress as ‘Zwarte Piet’ (Black Pete) as they prepare for celebrations of the Dutch Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) feast in Nieuwegein

  • Dalian, China

    Pieces of dried fish are hung up at a market
    Dried fish hung at a market in Dalian, China

  • San Bernardino, California, USA

    The window of a pickup truck shattered by bullets fired during a police shootout with shooting rampage suspects Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik
    The window of a pickup truck shattered by bullets fired during a police shootout in San Bernardino

  • Nantes, France

    A man plays a French horn during a protest opposing the creation of an international airport
    A man plays a French horn during a protest march opposing the creation of an international airport near Nantes

  • Oberägeri, Switzerland

    People dressed as Santa Claus pose on their stand-up paddles as they cross Lake Ägerisee
    People dressed as Santa Claus pose on their stand-up paddles as they cross Lake Ägerisee

  • Pitlochry, Scotland

    Water cascades over the Pitlochry dam during a controlled release from Loch Faskally into the river Tummel
    Water cascades over the Pitlochry Dam during a controlled release
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