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Photos of the week: From terror attacks in Kabul to Christmas celebrations

From ISIS claimed suicide blasts that hit an Afghan news agency and Shiite cultural centre in Kabul to Christmas and winter festivities around the world --photos of the week from around the world.

Updated on: Dec 30, 2017 10:13 AM IST

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The Eiffel Tower has its lights switched off as a tribute to the victims of suicide blasts targeting Shiites in Kabul, on December 29, 2017. More than 40 people were killed and dozens wounded in ISIS claimed blasts targeting an Afghan news agency and a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul on December 28. (Zakaria Abdelkafi / AFP)

Updated on Dec 30, 2017 10:13 AM

The Eiffel Tower has its lights switched off as a tribute to the victims of suicide blasts targeting Shiites in Kabul, on December 29, 2017. More than 40 people were killed and dozens wounded in ISIS claimed blasts targeting an Afghan news agency and a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul on December 28. (Zakaria Abdelkafi / AFP)

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An aerial view shows people dressed as Father Frost, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, and Snow Maiden with members of the Cryophile winter swimming club forming a 2018 sign on the bank of the Yenisei River in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia on December 24, 2017. (Ilya Naymushin / REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 30, 2017 10:13 AM

An aerial view shows people dressed as Father Frost, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, and Snow Maiden with members of the Cryophile winter swimming club forming a 2018 sign on the bank of the Yenisei River in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia on December 24, 2017. (Ilya Naymushin / REUTERS)

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Rochelle Carlotti, 28, shovels steps near her home after a record snowfall on December 26, 2017 in Erie, Pennsylvania. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland says Monday's storm brought 34 inches of snow, an all-time daily snowfall record for Erie as a cold wave sweeps North America. (Greg Wohlford / Erie Times-News via AP)

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Rochelle Carlotti, 28, shovels steps near her home after a record snowfall on December 26, 2017 in Erie, Pennsylvania. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland says Monday's storm brought 34 inches of snow, an all-time daily snowfall record for Erie as a cold wave sweeps North America. (Greg Wohlford / Erie Times-News via AP)

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Navy personnel of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) wave at their brides during a mass wedding at a military base in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China on December 29, 2017. (REUTERS)

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Navy personnel of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) wave at their brides during a mass wedding at a military base in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China on December 29, 2017. (REUTERS)

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A photographer takes pictures of waves breaking on the Brittany coast at Audierne in western France on December 27, 2017. (Mal Langsdon / REUTERS)

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A photographer takes pictures of waves breaking on the Brittany coast at Audierne in western France on December 27, 2017. (Mal Langsdon / REUTERS)

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A rider participates in the Christmas Ballyheigue beach horse race in the County Kerry village of Ballyheigue, Ireland on December 27, 2017. (Clodagh Kilcoyne / REUTERS)

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A rider participates in the Christmas Ballyheigue beach horse race in the County Kerry village of Ballyheigue, Ireland on December 27, 2017. (Clodagh Kilcoyne / REUTERS)

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Protesters burn an Israeli flag during a demonstration, organized by Hezbollah, in the streets of the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon on December 22, 2017 to protest against US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP)

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Protesters burn an Israeli flag during a demonstration, organized by Hezbollah, in the streets of the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon on December 22, 2017 to protest against US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP)

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A Palestinian protester slings a tear gas canister towards Israeli soldiers during clashes on the Israeli border with Gaza on December 22, 2017. (Khalil Hamra / AP)

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A Palestinian protester slings a tear gas canister towards Israeli soldiers during clashes on the Israeli border with Gaza on December 22, 2017. (Khalil Hamra / AP)

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An aerial image of Cagayan de Oro on the Philippine island of Mindanao taken by a drone and released December 23, 2017 shows damage left by Tropical Storm Tembin which struck Mindanao, the archipelago nation’s second-largest island on Friday, unleashing flash floods and mudslides that erased a remote village from the map. (Project LUPAD / AFP)

Updated on Dec 30, 2017 10:13 AM

An aerial image of Cagayan de Oro on the Philippine island of Mindanao taken by a drone and released December 23, 2017 shows damage left by Tropical Storm Tembin which struck Mindanao, the archipelago nation’s second-largest island on Friday, unleashing flash floods and mudslides that erased a remote village from the map. (Project LUPAD / AFP)

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A member of the Old Surrey Burstow and West Kent Hunt crashes as she jumps a fence during the annual Boxing Day hunt in Chiddingstone, Britain on December 26, 2017. (Simon Dawson / REUTERS)

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A member of the Old Surrey Burstow and West Kent Hunt crashes as she jumps a fence during the annual Boxing Day hunt in Chiddingstone, Britain on December 26, 2017. (Simon Dawson / REUTERS)

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Palestinian Ahed Tamimi (C), 17-year-old campaigner against Israeli occupation, appears at a military court at the Ofer prison in the West Bank on December 28, 2017. Ahed is only a teenager, but has repeatedly been at the centre of the seemingly endless propaganda war between Israelis and Palestinians, with a video of her slapping soldiers the latest example. (Ahmad Gharabli / AFP)

Updated on Dec 30, 2017 10:13 AM

Palestinian Ahed Tamimi (C), 17-year-old campaigner against Israeli occupation, appears at a military court at the Ofer prison in the West Bank on December 28, 2017. Ahed is only a teenager, but has repeatedly been at the centre of the seemingly endless propaganda war between Israelis and Palestinians, with a video of her slapping soldiers the latest example. (Ahmad Gharabli / AFP)

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A demonstrators lobs a tear gas canister back towards the police during clashes against the pardon of former President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru on December 25, 2017. Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced Sunday night that he granted a medical pardon to the jailed former strongman who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses, corruption and the sanctioning of death squads. (Martin Mejia / AP)

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A demonstrators lobs a tear gas canister back towards the police during clashes against the pardon of former President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru on December 25, 2017. Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced Sunday night that he granted a medical pardon to the jailed former strongman who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses, corruption and the sanctioning of death squads. (Martin Mejia / AP)

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A colony of seagulls sits in front of a ferris wheel at the Christmas market in Schwerin, Germany on December 27, 2017. (Michael Probst / AP)

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A colony of seagulls sits in front of a ferris wheel at the Christmas market in Schwerin, Germany on December 27, 2017. (Michael Probst / AP)

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Arabian Saluki dogs chase a lure during a race at the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, 150 kms west of Abu Dhabi on December 26, 2017. The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of Emirati handcrafts and activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore. (Karim Sahib / AFP)

Updated on Dec 30, 2017 10:13 AM

Arabian Saluki dogs chase a lure during a race at the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, 150 kms west of Abu Dhabi on December 26, 2017. The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of Emirati handcrafts and activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore. (Karim Sahib / AFP)

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Pope Francis holds a statuette of baby Jesus during the traditional midnight mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve at the Vatican on December 24, 2017. (Tony Gentile / REUTERS)

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Pope Francis holds a statuette of baby Jesus during the traditional midnight mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve at the Vatican on December 24, 2017. (Tony Gentile / REUTERS)

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth is seen sitting at a desk in the 1844 Room after recording her Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth, in Buckingham Palace, in this photograph received in London, Britain on December 24, 2017. (John Stillwell / REUTERS)

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth is seen sitting at a desk in the 1844 Room after recording her Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth, in Buckingham Palace, in this photograph received in London, Britain on December 24, 2017. (John Stillwell / REUTERS)

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A Palestinian dressed as Santa Claus faces Israeli troops during a protest in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 23, 2017. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

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A Palestinian dressed as Santa Claus faces Israeli troops during a protest in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 23, 2017. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

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Matthew Rycroft (L), Britain's Ambassador to the UN and US Ambassador Nikki Haley vote in favour of a resolution, on December 22, 2017 proposing new sanctions against North Korea, including sharply lower limits on its refined oil imports, the return home of all North Koreans working overseas within 12 months, and a crackdown on the country's shipping. (Mark Lennihan / AP)

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Matthew Rycroft (L), Britain's Ambassador to the UN and US Ambassador Nikki Haley vote in favour of a resolution, on December 22, 2017 proposing new sanctions against North Korea, including sharply lower limits on its refined oil imports, the return home of all North Koreans working overseas within 12 months, and a crackdown on the country's shipping. (Mark Lennihan / AP)

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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend to NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) Santa Tracker phone calls with children at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida on December 24, 2017. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend to NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) Santa Tracker phone calls with children at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida on December 24, 2017. (Carlos Barria / REUTERS)

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This long exposure picture taken on December 23, 2017 shows the Orion Nebula, as seen from Bago, located 91 kilometres northeast of Yangon, Myanmar. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

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This long exposure picture taken on December 23, 2017 shows the Orion Nebula, as seen from Bago, located 91 kilometres northeast of Yangon, Myanmar. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (C) welcomes servicemen who had been made prisoners, after their release during an exchange between Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels near the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk region. Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels swapped hundreds of prisoners in the war-torn east of the country on December 27. (Mikhail Palinchak / Ukranian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

Updated on Dec 30, 2017 10:13 AM

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (C) welcomes servicemen who had been made prisoners, after their release during an exchange between Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels near the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk region. Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels swapped hundreds of prisoners in the war-torn east of the country on December 27. (Mikhail Palinchak / Ukranian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

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The Aurora Borealis (northern lights) illuminate the sky of Lapland region in Inari, Finland on December 25, 2017. (Lehtikuva / Irene Stachon / REUTERS)

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The Aurora Borealis (northern lights) illuminate the sky of Lapland region in Inari, Finland on December 25, 2017. (Lehtikuva / Irene Stachon / REUTERS)

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A twenty-one months old baby elephant sits cross-legged at the elephant breeding center in Chitwan, Nepal on December 24, 2017. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)

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A twenty-one months old baby elephant sits cross-legged at the elephant breeding center in Chitwan, Nepal on December 24, 2017. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)

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Hasidic Jews attend a special prayer for rain at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on December 28, 2017. (Ronen Zvulun / REUTERS)

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Hasidic Jews attend a special prayer for rain at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on December 28, 2017. (Ronen Zvulun / REUTERS)

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A woman wearing a Santa hat dives into a partly frozen lake in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province on December 25, 2017. (AFP)

Updated on Dec 30, 2017 10:13 AM

A woman wearing a Santa hat dives into a partly frozen lake in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province on December 25, 2017. (AFP)

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