Haifa, Israel — Ultra-orthodox Jewish men watch as smoke from a wildfire rises into the sky. A large forest fire in northern Israel has reportedly killed at least 40 people, many of whom were prisoners who died when an evacuation bus went up in flames.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Uriel Sinai / Getty Images

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Chavat Gilad, Israel — A Jewish family lights candles on the second night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in their caravan home in the Chavat Gilad settlement.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: NATI SHOHAT / EPA

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Moscow — People launch lanterns in Moscow as they celebrate Russia's victory in its bid to host the 2018 World Cup. Russia and the tiny Gulf state of Qatar were awarded the 2018 and 2022 World Cups today after an acrimonious bidding war marred by allegations of corruption and illegal deal-making.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP

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Oberhof, Germany — A cross-country skier navigates through heavy snowfall in the Thuringian Forest. Large parts of Germany were hit by heavy snowfalls and icy wind.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Jens Meyer / Associated Press

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Timmendorf, Germany — Surfers walk along a snow-covered path as they leave the waters of the Baltic Sea.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: CHRISTIAN CHARISIUS / Reuters

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Timmendorf, Germany — Diver Thorsten Hoeppner, dressed as Santa Claus, feeds fish during a marketing event at the SeaLife Aquarium.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: CHRISTIAN CHARISIUS / Reuters

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Abidjan, Ivory Coast — A man is detained inside an Ivorian Popular Front office in connection with one of a series of attacks among the country's rival political groups.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Reuters

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Athens — Police clash with demonstrating students outside the Greek Parliament in the latest protest against proposed austerity measures.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Thanassis Stavrakis / Associated Press

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Mumbai, India — An Indian naval commando uses a smoke canister during a rehearsal for Navy Day celebrations. Navy Day is celebrated on Dec.4.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Rafiq Maqbool / Associated Press

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Kiev, Ukraine — Demonstrators hold a rally to protest against a proposed new tax code.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: GLEB GARANICH / Reuters

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Los Angeles — Los Angeles County coroner's officials remove the body of a suspect in the killing of publicist Ronni Chasen. Police say the suspect shot himself to death in a Hollywood apartment building.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times

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Beijing — A 3-year-old boy looks out from the door of a classroom in Tenglong kindergarten, a school for children of migrant workers.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: JASON LEE / Reuters

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East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia — An employee of Komodo Island National Park keeps watch as a Komodo dragon walks on a beach.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: MADE NAGI / EPA

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Aden, Yemen — A boy jumps into the water at dawn on the island of Abu Yasser.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: KARIM SAHIB / AFP/Getty IMages

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