[ad_1] World of photos, December 22, 2023World of photos, December 22, 2023We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer13 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.December 21, 2023 — 9.39pm1/13A murmuration of blackbirds fly over the White House grounds with the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial behind, in Washington.Credit:AP Photo/Alex Brandon2/13The volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland which has erupted after weeks of intense earthquake activity in Grindavik, Iceland. After weeks of seismic activity around Grindavik that led to the evacuation of some 4,000 residents, a volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula, with lava bursting from a crack about 3.5km long.Credit:Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images3/13Over the second last during The BetVictor Maiden Hurdle at Newbury Racecourse in Newbury, England.Credit:Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images4/13An elderly Muslim shopkeeper offers prayer inside his shop on a cold evening in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir.Credit:AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan5/13A sloth named Buba, whose paws were burned by an electrical discharge while climbing on high voltage wires, looks out from a cage at the Instituto Vida Livre, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The non-profit group which cares for and rehabilitates injured wild animals found around Rio, says that in the past one year they have treated more than 40 animals that have been injured while climbing on power grid cables. Credit:AP Photo/Bruna Prado6/13A TV tower is seen on a hill as smog covers Sarajevo, Bosnia. According to a Swiss air quality company Sarajevo is one of the most polluted cities in the world.Credit:AP Photo/Armin Durgut7/13The spotlit ancient Parthenon temple on the Acropolis appears behind strings of Christmas lights in Athens, Greece.Credit:AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis8/13A young boy looks inside a polling station through a fenced window in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Congo headed to the polls Wednesday to vote for president as authorities scrambled to finalise preparations in an election facing steep logistical and security challenges.Credit:AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa9/13Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals looks on before playing against the New York Islanders during the first period at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.Credit:Patrick Smith/Getty Images10/13Birds gather along power lines in St. Joseph, Michigan. Credit:Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP11/13A Hui ethnic minority man walks past cracked walls and collapsed brick walls in the aftermath of an earthquake in Dahejia town in northwestern China’s Gansu province. A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing many in the nation’s deadliest quake in nine years.Credit:AP Photo/Ng Han Guan12/13An Air Force Sgt. looks at a staircase, at the rear of Air Force One, while waiting for President Joe Biden to arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, before flying to Wisconsin.Credit:AP Photo/Cliff Owen13/13Choristers take part in a photocall at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, England. The Choristers of St Paul’s have a vibrant programme of Advent and Christmas services, performing seasonal favourites like “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” and “Once In Royal David’s city”.Credit:Dan Kitwood/Getty Images [ad_2]