Thailand
Hundreds of floating lanterns are released as part of the Yee Peng festival in Chiang Mai.
Photo: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
Hoboken, New Jersey
The rise of Hunter’s super moon pictured next to the Empire State Building and Manhattan as seen from Hoboken.
Photo by VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images
London, UK
A young girl stares into the giant mouth of a polar bear sculpture. This, along with other ice sculptures, are found at the Hyde Park Winter Wonderland’s Magical Ice Kingdom, which will last until January 2nd.
Photo: Frank Augstein/AP
Fukuoka, Japan
A giant sinkhole is captured at an intersection as people on the other side of the street study it.
Photo: Kyodo/Reuters
Shandong Province, China
Three skyscrapers are surrounded by heavy smog in Jinan.
Photo: Reuters
London, UK
A woman studies the painting ‘Beautiful halo, space-boy painting’ created by Damien Hirst and David Bowie. The artwork is exposed at Sotheby’s auction room and its value may be of $445,000.
Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
Ngong, Kenya
Over 5,250 illegal weapons are burned by the police as a public message for the citizens to surrender any illegal weapons they own.
Photo: Ben Curtis/AP
Clayton, Georgia, US
The remains of a wildfire are covered in smoke after burning an entire hillside.
Photo: John Bazemore/AP
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dozens of Hindu devotees wearing traditional costumes sit on the floor to observe Rakher Upabash for the last time and to pray.
Photo: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters
Utah
The Spiral Jetty is a 1,500 foot long spiral sculpture starting off from the shore of the Great Salt Lake and continuing into the water. The author of the earthwork, Robert Smithson, chose the location due to the vibrant pink colour of the lake – which is naturally given by bacteria and algae.
Photo: Benjamin Grant / Daily Overview / Amphoto Books / DigitalGlobe
Taiwan
Birds fly over the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial hall as the sun rises behind it.
Photo: Theerasak Saksritawee/Nat Geo Your Shot
Somerset, UK
The moon, partly covered in clouds, rises nearby Glastonbury, as people watch it from a hill.
Photo: Rebecca Naden/Reuters
Bangkok
A group of Ayuthaya elephants bow to show respect for the king Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Royal Palace.
Photo: Jorge Silva/Reuters
Singapore
The Marina Bay is lit up by hundreds of lights and lasers during night time.
Photo: Elia Locardi / 500px.com
Seville, Southern Spain
Half of the head of a purebred Spanish horse is captured during the Sicab International Pre Horse Fair.
Photo: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters
Chongqing, China
Hundreds of people gather at a football court to beat the Guiness World Record for the most people dancing a square dance simultaneously.
Photo: China Stringer Network/Reuters
Bashiqa, eastern Mosul
Thick, heavy smoke rises above the city during recent attacks.
Photo: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters
Santiago, Chile
Three people are jumping on giant fried eggs installations designed for the Hecho en Casa urban artwork festival.
Photo: Stringer/Reuters
Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an
A pacient has grown an artificial ear on his arm after losing his right ear in an accident. As doctors claim, in about 4 months the new year will be extracted and placed on his head so the pacient can hear again.
Photo: China Daily/Reuters
Hammam al-Ali, southern Mosul
Members of the Iraqi security forces are taking a bath in a sulphur pond.
Photo: ALAA Al-Marjani/Reuters
Tokyo, Japan
A dinosaur-shaped suit robot named TRX03 is having its first performance in Tokyo.
Photo: Toru Hanai/Reuters
Oakland, California
A man is sitting next to several graffiti messages made by demonstrators against Donald Trump, following the ellections.
Photo: Noah Berger/Reuters
Sydney, Australia
The Sydney Opera House is lit up with poppies in commemoration of the end of WWI during the Remembrance Day.
Photo: Jason Reed/Reuters
Seoul, South Korea
Thousands of people are gathering to call President Park Geun-hye to show up in the centre of the city.
Photo: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters
Tijuana, Mexico/US
A woman talks to her relatives through the fence that is separating the US from Mexico.
Photo: Jorge Duenes/Reuters
Bangkok
Hundreds of people put their candles in the air to mourn at the Siriraj Hospital during a vigil.
Photo: Staff/Reuters
Tel Aviv, Israel
A local man rides the bicycle next to some sign with a message for the President-elect Donald Trump.
Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters
Shanghai, China
Brad Pitt takes photos with his fans during a promotional event for the movie Allied.
Photo: China Stringer Network/Reuters
New Hampshire
Donald Trump’s figure is picture in red stage light during a rally at a Manchester arena.
Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Chiang Mai
Thousands of floating lanterns are captured floating against the dark sky as part of the Yee Peng festival.
Photo: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
Dael, Syria
A Syrian army fighter watches the rise of the Supermoon as he sits in his truck.
Photo: Alaa Al-Faqir/Reuters
South Island, New Zealand
A raleway track was moved from its initial course on the State Highway One after a disastrous earthquake.
Photo: Handout/Reuters
Klein-Auheim, Hanau
The weathercock on top of the church St. Peter and Paul is captured against the supermoon.
Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters