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Topshots of the Week (17-23 December, 2022)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (17-23 December, 2022).
This aerial photograph shows a woman dressed as Santa Claus steering a paddleboard close to the Mare e Sol beach in Pietrosella on December 20, 2022 on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica.
© Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA / AFP
In this photo taken on December 21, 2022, a man walks with a dog past a Christmas-themed house in Manila, Philippines.
© Jam STA ROSA / AFP
People save a cat in a flooded area in Matangkuli, North Aceh, Indonesia on December 21, 2022.
© Zikri Maulana / AFP
Migrants try to keep warm by a fire while waiting in line to be processed by the Border Patrol along the border wall after crossing the Rio Grande river into El Paso, Texas on the US-Mexico border as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on December 19, 2022.
© Herika MARTINEZ / AFP
A local resident injured after a shelling sits in a hospital in Kherson on December 21, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
© Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP
People cross a street in the Mile End, a borough in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as the snow comes down on December 22, 2022. A "once-in-a-generation" winter storm with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit caused Christmas travel chaos in the United States on Thursday, with thousands of flights cancelled and major highways closed.
© Andrej IVANOV / AFP
Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi lifts the World Cup trophy during the Qatar 2022 World Cup trophy ceremony after the football final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 18, 2022. Argentina won in the penalty shoot-out.
© Franck FIFE / AFP
France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe reacts after losing in the penalty shoot-out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on December 18, 2022.
© Franck FIFE / AFP