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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This photo provided by environmental group Greenpeace shows the Arc de Triomphe roundabout painted with yellow by activists, Friday, Dec.11, 2015. The protest is one of many activist actions linked to the COP21, the United Nations Climate Change Conference. (Greenpeace via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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ARABIAN SEA, PAKISTAN - DECEMBER 11: Pakistan test-fires a Shaheen-III intermediate-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile in Pakistan on December 11, 2015. The missile had been first officially revealed earlier this year. The missile was fired at the Arabian Sea and traveled 2,750km, its reported maximum range, said the Pakistani Armys press service ISPR. (Photo by Pakistani Army Press Service ISPR/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Guests attend the 2015 Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SOREN ANDERSSON / AFP / SOREN ANDERSSON (Photo credit should read SOREN ANDERSSON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SOREN ANDERSSON via Getty Images)
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - DECEMBER 09: A man walks at dusk along Sao Conrado beach on December 9, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The city is set to host the Rio 2016 Olympic Games next summer. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) (credit:Mario Tama via Getty Images)
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Students light flares as they stage a demonstration against war and to remember the victims of 1969's Piazza Fontana's bombing, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Evan Jayne, of France, gets tossed off his horse while competing in the bareback riding event during the eighth go-round of the National Finals Rodeo on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A plane takes off from Nellis Air Force Base as the sun sets over a hazy Las Vegas skyline on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/John Locher) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge visits the Centre for Addiction Treatment Studies, run by Action on Addiction, in Wiltshire, England, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. The Duchess of Cambridge, as the patron of Action on Addiction, met the course tutors and participated in a tutorial group discussing their training. (Eddie Mulholland/Pool Photo via AP) (credit:ap)
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Oscar Pistorius covers his face in the dock at the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday Dec. 8, 2015. Pistorius wants to take his case to the Constitutional Court, challenging an appeals court that convicted him of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the Olympian's lawyer said. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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PORTSMOUTH, NH - DECEMBER 10: A woman holds a sign outside the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is due to speak at the New England Police Benevolent Association Meeting December 10, 2015 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Trump has made incendiary remarks regarding Muslims recently, saying he would implement a ban on all Muslims entering the United States. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) (credit:Darren McCollester via Getty Images)
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: (L-R) Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards and Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix attend the BBC Music Awards at Genting Arena on December 10, 2015 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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ALDERSHOT, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge meets medical staff during a visit at Keogh Barracks to present medals to British Army Medics on December 10, 2015 in Aldershot, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer - WPA Pool /Getty Images) (credit:Jeff Spicer via Getty Images)
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 10: A diver in a Santa Claus costume swims with sardines at the Coex Aquarium on December 10, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Chung Sung-Jun via Getty Images)
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PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 09: Singer Selena Gomez performs onstage during Q102's Jingle Ball 2015 presented by Capital One at Wells Fargo Center on December 9, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pa. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) (credit:Dimitrios Kambouris via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 09: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge joins ICAP's brokers in its London office to speak to customers to close deals and help boost trading volumes as she and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend the ICAP charity day at ICAP on December 9, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Jeremy Selwyn - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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Hot air balloons fly over Dubai during the World Air Games 2015, held under the rules of the Federation Aeronautique International (FAI) as part of the 'Dubai International Balloon Fiesta' event on December 9, 2015. AFP PHOTO / POOL / KARIM SAHIB / AFP / POOL / KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KARIM SAHIB via Getty Images)
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(EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: COMPOSITE IMAGE) In this composite a comparison has been made between the High Street in Cockermouth photographed on (Top) December 6, 2015 and (Bottom) on December 8, 2015. ***Top Image*** (FILE PHOTO) COCKERMOUTH, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 06: A tree is surrounded by water as flooding blights the market town of Cockermouth at the confluences of the River Cocker and River Derwent which are overflowing with rain from Storm Desmond on December 6, 2015 in Cockermouth, England. Storm Desmond has brought severe disruption to areas of northern England as dozens of flood warnings remain in place. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) ***Bottom Image*** COCKERMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 08: The scene in Cockermouth, High Street after the flood waters have receded and the clean-up begins on December 8, 2015 in Cockermouth, United Kingdom. Engineers are working to reconnect thousands of homes left without power, in the wake of Storm Desmond. As the major clean up begins many families will be spending another night away from flooded homes. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Christopher Furlong via Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - DECEMBER 08: (L-R) Julian Dorio and Jesse Hughes of Eagles of Death Metal show their emotions as they look at the flower memorial in front of The Bataclan concert hall on December 8, 2015 in Paris, France. The Eagles of Death Metal band returned to the Bataclan concert hall for the first time since the deadly terrorist attacks on November 13th where 130 people lost their lives and many more were injured. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images) (credit:Pierre Suu via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: Medals lie on the ground after being discarded by military veterans in protest at the United Kingdom's intervention in the Syria war on December 8, 2015 outside Downing Street, London, England. The veterans are claiming British involvement is only exacerbating conflict in the Middle East. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: Kylie Minogue's wax figure in a special seasonal set at Madame Tussauds on December 8, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Journalists hang in a cage over fog covered Frankfurt am Main to watch the construction site of the Henninger tower in Frankfurt am Main, central Germany, on December 8, 2015. / AFP / DPA / ARNE DEDERT (Photo credit should read ARNE DEDERT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ARNE DEDERT via Getty Images)
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CARLISLE, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: Rescue teams continue to to evacuate people from their homes after Storm Desmond caused flooding on December 7, 2015 in Carlisle, England. Storm Desmond has brought severe disruption to areas of northern England with dozens of flood warnings remaining in place.England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Lava flows from the Mount Etna volcano on the southern Italian island of Sicily, near Catania, late on December 6, 2015.The volcano on the Mediterranean island threw up an ash column some seven kilometres (4.3 miles) high with lava flowing from the Voragine crater for the first time in two years, the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology (INGV) said. The eruption, which began on December 3, 2015, is among the most 'energetic of the past 20 years,' added the INGV. / AFP / GIOVANNI ISOLINO (Photo credit should read GIOVANNI ISOLINO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GIOVANNI ISOLINO via Getty Images)
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CARLISLE, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 07: A member of the rescue team carries a young woman to safety through the flood water as they continue to to evacuate homes after Storm Desmond caused flooding on December 7, 2015 in Carlisle, England. Storm Desmond has brought severe disruption to areas of northern England with dozens of flood warnings remaining in place throughout the country. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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HAIKU, HI - DECEMBER 06: Professional surfer Albee Layer drops into a wave at the Jaws Surf Break aka Pe'ahi in Haiku, Maui, HI. on December 6, 2015 in Wailea, Hawaii. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Images for TAG Heuer) (credit:Darryl Oumi via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro portraying guerrilla leader Ernesto Che Guevara, waits for the results of the legislative election, in Caracas, early morning on December 7, 2015. Venezuelans voted Sunday in tense elections that could see the opposition seize legislative power from the socialist government and risk sparking violence in the oil-rich, cash-poor nation. AFP PHOTO / FEDERICO PARRA / AFP / FEDERICO PARRA (Photo credit should read FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FEDERICO PARRA via Getty Images)
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ATHENS, GREECE - DECEMBER 6: Hooded and masked demonstrators hurl molotov cocktails against Greek riot policemen during clashes that broke after a rally marking the anniversary of the killing of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos by a Greek police officer, in Athens, Greece, on December 6, 2015. Grigoropoulos, was shot dead by police on December 6, 2008 sparking weeks of riots. (Photo by Ayhan Mehmet/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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MICHENDORF, GERMANY - DECEMBER 06: Participants dressed as Santa Claus start in the 7th annual Michendorf Santa Run (7. Michendorfer Nikoauslauf) on December 6, 2015 in Michendorf, Germany. A record 900 runners took part in this year's event, which included 2,5km, 5km and 10km races. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A deputy from the Ukrainian President's political party attacks Ukrainian Prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (R) during the annual report of the government in the Ukrainian Parliament on December 11,2015. / AFP / Sergei SUPINSKY (Photo credit should read SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SERGEI SUPINSKY via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A member of the Turkish Coast Guard holds a child as Syrian migrants wait aboard an inflatable dinghy after being rescued while attempting to reach the Greek Island Chios on the Agean Sea near Izmir in the night of December 9 to December 10, 2015. More than 886,000 migrants have arrived in Europe by sea so far this year, according to the latest UN figures. / AFP / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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A paraglider takes off from the hills of Ghosta toward the city of Jounieh north of the Lebanese capital Beirut on December 9, 2015. / AFP / JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOSEPH EID via Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A man sits on rail tracks as migrants and refugees wait to cross the Greek-Macedonian border near Idomeni on December 8, 2015. Since last week, Macedonia has restricted passage to northern Europe to only Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans who are considered war refugees. All other nationalities are deemed economic migrants and told to turn back, leaving over 1,500 people stuck on the border, mostly Indian, Moroccan, Bangladeshi and Pakistani. / AFP / SAKIS MITROLIDIS (Photo credit should read SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAKIS MITROLIDIS via Getty Images)
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A snail hitches a ride on a patient frog's back in hilarious photos snapped in Indonesia. The photos show a frog sitting completely still on a twig while a the cheeky hitchhiker slides to the top of its head. In one photo the snail appears to look down for approval before continuing on is journey. Unbothered by the snail's presence, the frog smiles for the camera. Graphic designer Kurit Afsheen snapped these photos while visiting relatives in Sukabumi, Indonesia (credit:Kurit Afsheen/Barcroft Media)