Pictures of the week brings you the best images over the past seven days from around the world, chosen by our very own photo editors, Elliot Wagland and Tahira Mirza.
Pictures of the Week
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, in a photograph taken late October at Kensington Palace in London. (credit:Chris Jelf/PA Wire)
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Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square was lit up like a lightsaber in celebration of the event.Non Exclusi (credit:Alucard / FameFlynet.UK.com)
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An incredible picture of a poisonous stingray riding on the back of a female swimmer has been captured.Holding their breath for up to one minute at a time, other pictures show models swimming as close to these graceful but potentially dangerous rays, being encircled by them and one even looks as though it's affectionately hugging the model.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" - European Film Premiere - VIP Arrivals(04 of29)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Darth Vader and Stormtroppers attend the European Premiere of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' at Leicester Square on December 16, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager under fire for buying a pharmaceutical company and ratcheting up the price of a life-saving drug, is escorted by law enforcement agents in New York Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, after being taken into custody following a securities probe. A seven-count indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court Thursday charged Shkreli with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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British astronaut Tim Peake, a member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures to his child from a bus prior the launch of Soyuz TMA-19M space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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John Boyega poses for photographers upon arrival at the European premiere of the film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens ' in London, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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The head of a slaughtered cow is placed on top of a Christmas tree as Ukrainian farmers protest proposed changes in a tax law outside the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. The Ukrainian parliament discussed 2016 state budget on Thursday. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Piles of life jackets used by refugees and migrants to cross the Aegean sea from the Turkish coast remain stacked on the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. Greek authorities say two people have drowned and 83 others have been rescued after a wooden boat crammed with refugees sank in the Aegean Sea off the eastern Greek island of Lesbos. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A steel beam that had pieces cut out by construction workers is stored in an almost empty hanger at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. The beam is one of the last remnants of a host of artifacts recovered after the Sept. 11 attacks that have been held in storage at the airport for 14 years by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the 16-acre trade center site. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge takes part in an activity during her visit to the Anna Freud Centre family school Christmas party at the Anna Freud Centre in London, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2015. (Chris Jackson/Pool via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People look at the the 18th-century Baroque-style fountain of Trevi lighted with colors on December 17, 2015 as part of Rome's canditature for the 2024 Olympic Games. / AFP / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE (Photo credit should read FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FILIPPO MONTEFORTE via Getty Images)
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Migrants and refugees enter the trailer of a truck on December 17, 2015 on the site of the Eurotunnel in Calais.A growing number of migrants seeking to reach Britain are trying to leave from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, prosecutors and police said on December 16, with people finding it increasingly hard to make the dangerous crossing from France's Calais. / AFP / PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE HUGUEN via Getty Images)
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A supporter of the Workers Party (PT) and of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff shouts slogans against the president of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha and against Rousseff's impeachment process during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on December 16, 2015. / AFP / VANDERLEI ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VANDERLEI ALMEIDA via Getty Images)
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An ice-sculptures in the form of a Stormtrooper from the Star Wars series is displayed during the Star Wars Ice-sculpture festival in Liege on December 16, 2015. The wait is finally over. 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' opens in cinemas in France, South Africa and several other countries, with fans giving their first reaction to the latest episode of the space saga. / AFP / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
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This picture shows the terrace of the brasserie Le Comptoir Voltaire near Place de la Nation in eastern Paris on the day of its reopening on December 16, 2015 a month after the November 13 attacks.Gunman Brahim Abdeslam killed himself by detonating an explosives vest in the bar on November 13, 2015, after he and two other gunmen sprayed five bars and restaurants with gunfire. No one else was killed there. / AFP / BERTRAND GUAY (Photo credit should read BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BERTRAND GUAY via Getty Images)
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US Tennis player Serena Williams speaks after receiving the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year trophy during a ceremony in New York on December 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO/JEWEL SAMAD / AFP / JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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Republican presidential candidate businessman Donald Trump gestures during the Republican Presidential Debate, hosted by CNN, at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 15, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. AFP PHOTO/ ROBYN BECK / AFP / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
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Performers parade in Hong Kong on December 15, 2015 to promote a funfair and festival taking place during the Christmas festive season. Christmas is celebrated worldwide on December 25. AFP PHOTO / Philippe Lopez / AFP / PHILIPPE LOPEZ (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PHILIPPE LOPEZ via Getty Images)
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A Syrian photographer carries an injured girl following reported air strikes by regime forces on the town of al-Nashabiyah in the eastern Ghouta region, a rebel stronghold east of the capital Damascus, on December 14, 2015. United Nations aid chief Stephen OBrien said that the 'indiscriminate attacks' against civilians in Damascus and the surrounding region were 'unacceptable' at the end of a visit to Syria. AFP PHOTO / AMER ALMOHIBANY / AFP / AMER ALMOHIBANY (Photo credit should read AMER ALMOHIBANY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AMER ALMOHIBANY via Getty Images)
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Kurds clash with the Turkish police as they protest against the recent curfews imposed on Kurdish towns, on December 14, 2015, in downtown Diyarbakir. The Turkish authorities on December 11, lifted a nine-day curfew on the central Sur district in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, the main city of Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast, after heavy fighting with Kurdish militants but then promptly reimposed the measure. / AFP / ILYAS AKENGIN (Photo credit should read ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ILYAS AKENGIN via Getty Images)
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German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Angela Merkel takes the stage to address the CDU annual federal congress in Karlsruhe, southern Germany, on December 14, 2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking to stamp out dissent in her conservative Christian Democratic Union's party congress over a record refugee influx after months of corrosive infighting. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP / THOMAS KIENZLE (Photo credit should read THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS KIENZLE via Getty Images)
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A Lebanese trecker takes a picture of a cross on a hilltop in the nothern ski resort village of Laklouk, 2000 meters above sea level in the Lebanese mountains north of Beirut, on December 13, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK BAZ / AFP / PATRICK BAZ (Photo credit should read PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK BAZ via Getty Images)
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Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal is airborne during a training session for a men's World Cup downhill in Val Gardena, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Shinichiro Tanaka) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A blanket covers a mural by elusive street artist Banksy of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in a migrant camp on the outskirts of Calais. The piece has gained such popularity that people are being charged for the blanket to be lifted to that they can view it. (credit:Chris Radburn/PA Wire)
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Prince Harry signs the visitors book during a visit to Mildmay hospital, a dedicated HIV hospital, to mark the opening of the new purpose built facility at Mildmay Hospital on December 14, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Yui Mok-WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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A general view during the Big Bash League match between the Adelaide Strikers and the Melbourne Stars at Adelaide Oval on December 18, 2015 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Morne de Klerk/Getty Images) (credit:Morne de Klerk via Getty Images)
Tristan The Tyrannosaurus Rex Presentation In Berlin(28 of29)
BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 17: Visitors look at the original skull, which, due to its weight, had to be exhibited separately from the skeleton, of Tristan the Tyrannosaurus Rex on the first day Tristan was exhibited to the public at the Museum fuer Naturkunde (Natural History Museum) on December 17, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The skeleton, unearthed in the U.S. state of Montana in 2012, is among the best-preserved large dinosaur skeletons ever found. Tristan is approximately 66 million years old, is 12 meters long and is the first complete Tyrannosaurus Rex to ever be displayed in Europe. Tristan will be on exhibition at the Berlin natural history museum for the next three years. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
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A man walks through London to demonstrate the Christmas Party Escape Suit, which is a wearable Christmas tree costume designed to help people discreetly exit dull office functions – created by LateRooms.com ahead of the biggest Christmas party night of the year. 🎄🏃