La Paz, Bolivia

Medical students clash with riot police during a protest against a new law penalising medical malpractice
Photograph: Jorge Bernal/AFP/Getty Images

Qalandia, West Bank

Israeli forces patrol near the Qalandia checkpoint in the occupied West Bank as protests continue following the US president’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images

Washington DC, USA

Vice President Mike Pence makes his way through the Capitol’s Statuary Hall before the House vote on the Republican tax bill
Photograph: Sipa USA/Shutterstock

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Workers share a heavy load
Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Chandigarh, India

Children in festive dress take part in Christmas celebrations at school
Photograph: Ajay Verma/Reuters

Nantong, China

A kite flying contest is held in east China
Photograph: Pacific Press/Barcroft Images

Manila, Philippines

Children play on the street near the city’s airport
Photograph: Francis R. Malasig/EPA

Sydney, Australia

Zac Efron signs autographs on the red carpet at the Australian premiere of The Greatest Showman
Photograph: Ben Rushton/AAP

Mumbai, India

Aspiring models wait for their turn to be judged during auditions for the upcoming Lakme Fashion Week
Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters

Tyne and Wear, England

The sun rises behind St Mary’s lighthouse in Whitley Bay
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Shenyang, China

A panda reaches out for food at the Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden in China’s northeastern Liaoning province
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