Photos Of The Day

Tokyo, Japan Numerous visitors are enjoying an illuminated show to celebrate the beginning of the winter holidays season. Photo: Kimimasa Mayama/EPA

Banjul, The Gambia A woman walks out of the voting booth during the presidential ellections. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images

Havana, Cuba The urn containing Fidel Castro's ashes starts a four-day trip around Cuba starting at the Revolution Square. Photo: Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images

New York, US The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is a major annual event which has been held on Thanksgiving ever since 1924 in New York. Photo: Getty Images

Mainz, Germany The ice sculpture of a man who looks terrified is displayed during a local winter show. Photo: Ralph Orlowski/Reuters

Sichuan, China A village is covered in thik fog early in the morning. Photo: Xinhua/Barcroft Images

California, US A Patrol agent checks the border between US-Mexico by riding at the Imperial Sand Dunes. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images

Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Thomas Pesquet, one of the members of the International Space Station, sends the 'heart' gesture before leaving on a spacecraft. Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev/Reuters

Thailand Hundreds of floating lanterns are released as part of the Yee Peng festival in Chiang Mai. Photo: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

Cancun, Mexico The supermoon lights up the sea at midnight. Photo: Xinhua/Barcroft Images