Through photos: The world in a week

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Odessa, Ukraine

A dead bird lies covered in sunflower oil after a spill from a terminal that was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks in Odessa.  

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Kiev, Ukraine

Ukrainians dressed in traditional clothing take part in a Christmas celebration on St. Michael's Square in Kiev.  

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Kostyantynivka, Ukraine

A fire breaks out in a heavily damaged residential area in the frontline town of Kostyantynivka.  

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Jerusalem

Israeli vehicles demolish the al-Wa'ad Palestinian residential building for illegal construction in the Wadi Qaddum neighborhood of East Jerusalem.  

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Gaza

Children play with a ball in the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza.  

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Washington, DC, USA

President Donald Trump speaks with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles aboard Marine One as he departs the White House in Washington. 

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Manchester, England

Singer Liam Gallagher looks at the coffin of Gary "Mani" Mounfield, former member of rock bands The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, at his funeral service at Manchester Cathedral. 

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Amesbury, England

People take part in winter solstice celebrations at the Stonehenge stone circle near Amesbury.  

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New Delhi, India

A man searches for usable items in the Yamuna River amid dense smog in New Delhi. 

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Sydney, Australia

People gather at a floral memorial to honor the victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting. 

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Lisbon, Portugal

Student dancers prepare before a Christmas performance of "The Nutcracker" at the National School of Artistic Dance at the National Conservatory in Lisbon. 

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Nairobi, Kenya

Young ballet students gather before taking the stage for the Elimu Project's annual Christmas ballet performance in Nairobi's Kibera slum.  

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Ramsau, Austria

Teja Pavec of Slovenia in action during the World Cup women's 5 km individual race in Ramsau. 

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Truckee, California, USA

Trucks pile up during heavy snowfall near Donner Pass in Truckee.  

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Los Angeles, California, USA

People stand in Elysian Park to listen to music and watch the rain. 

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Rubane, Guinea-Bissau

A girl sits on a swing hanging from a tree on Rubane Island in the Bijagos archipelago.  

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Kostyantynivka, Ukraine

A resident walks through a heavily damaged residential area in the frontline town of Kostyantynivka. 

Oleg Petrasiuk/24th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine/AFP/Getty Images

Nablus, West Bank

A boy waves a Palestinian flag over the ruins of the house belonging to Malik Ismail Salem's family in the village of Bizarya near the West Bank city of Nablus.  

Alaa Badarneh/EPA

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