A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 22, 2015
![A Hindu priest decorates a "havan kund" or a sacred pit in which fire is lit and offerings are made, ahead of the five-day long mass prayer meetings for world peace at a temple on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4637dc13-7660-45f0-be18-7b2c3f221301_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Hindu priest decorates a "havan kund" or a sacred pit in which fire is lit and offerings are made, ahead of the five-day long mass prayer meetings for world peace at a temple on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India.
![Reveler Jacqueline Fernandez looks on in the rain during the 26th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade in Toronto, Canada, Dec. 21, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/060c699c-2d4b-497c-aeb0-502468e4ee06_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Reveler Jacqueline Fernandez looks on in the rain during the 26th Annual Kensington Market Winter Solstice Parade in Toronto, Canada, Dec. 21, 2015.
![Visitors ski on a piste made with artificial snow on a warm day in the western German ski resort of Winterberg, some 80km southeast of Dortmund.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d290fa44-1c0b-4f90-9616-1968549c2bf5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors ski on a piste made with artificial snow on a warm day in the western German ski resort of Winterberg, some 80km southeast of Dortmund.
![Blooming cherry trees are seen during winter time in Berlin, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4b21e390-6fc7-4d58-8469-4499d8362335_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Blooming cherry trees are seen during winter time in Berlin, Germany.