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Photos of the day — December 23, 2016

Yahoo News Photo Staff

December 23, 2016 at 5:23 PM

A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a decorated vehicle in Jiyeh, Lebanon

Destroyed Karm al-Miasar in eastern Aleppo, Syria

The mother of a Turkish solder killed in Syria mourns

The body of Anis Amri is covered after a shootout with police in Milan, Italy

Japan’s Emperor Akihito waves on his 83rd birthday in Toyko

2017 Russian Figure Skating Championships in Chelyabinsk

A girl fishes with her bare hands in Jammu, India

Czech Republic’s tennis player Petra Kvitova after making a statement in Prague

Young Chinese ice skaters perform at a Christmas event in Beijing

Pigs are roasted in Quezon city, Philippines

Two hijackers surrender at Malta Airport

All Japan Wrestling Championship in Tokyo

Fresh octopus are displayed at the Sydney Fish Market in Australia

Light installation in Singapore

A lioness opens up Christmas presents at Hagenbeck’s zoo, Hamburg

Gift shopping for Christmas in Manila, Philippines

The Italian Super Cup Final in Doha, Qatar

A Palestinian protester after inhaling tear gas in Bethlehem, West Bank

A dancer performs in Mohe, China

Voles nibble on a snowman in Voronezh, Russia

A farmer walks through a thick fog near Hisar, India

A man dressed as Santa Claus rides a Christmas decorated vehicle in Jiyeh, south Lebanon; the neighborhood of Karm al-Miasar in the eastern part of Aleppo is seen after Syrian government forces retook the entire embattled city; and the body of Anis Amri is covered in a thermical blanket as Italian police cordon off an area after a shootout with police and a man in Milan’s Sesto San Giovanni neighborhood in Italy. (Reuters/Zuma/AP)

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