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    The week in pictures, Dec. 22 - Dec. 28

    Take a look at and enjoy some of the most evocative, momentous images captured around the world in the past seven days.

  • A blue glow lights up the sky behind the skyline of midtown Manhattan after a Con Ed transformer exploded in New York City, Dec. 27, 2018.
    A blue glow lights up the sky behind the skyline of midtown Manhattan after a Con Ed transformer exploded in New York City, Dec. 27, 2018.
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    Hoboken Police Dept/Chief Ken Ferrante
  • A girl skates across a frozen pond in Freeport, Maine, Dec. 26, 2018.
    A girl skates across a frozen pond in Freeport, Maine, Dec. 26, 2018.
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    AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty
  • The full moon rises beyond a crabapple tree decorated with more than 20,000 lights in Lee's Summit, Missouri, Dec. 21, 2108.
    The full moon rises beyond a crabapple tree decorated with more than 20,000 lights in Lee's Summit, Missouri, Dec. 21, 2108.
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    AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
  • Seagulls fly at a beach of the Baltic Sea in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, Dec. 25, 2018. 
    Seagulls fly at a beach of the Baltic Sea in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, Dec. 25, 2018. 
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    AP Photo/Michael Probst
  • Sun shines through trees in the Taunus region near Koenigstein, western Germany, Dec. 28, 2018. 
    Sun shines through trees in the Taunus region near Koenigstein, western Germany, Dec. 28, 2018. 
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    Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP/Getty Images
  • A man rides a rickshaw on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, Dec. 26, 2018. 
    A man rides a rickshaw on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, Dec. 26, 2018. 
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    REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
  • A column of smoke comes out of the Etna volcano in Catania, Italy, Dec. 24, 2018. 
    A column of smoke comes out of the Etna volcano in Catania, Italy, Dec. 24, 2018. 
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    AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra
  • Border patrol officers stand at the beach on the U.S. side of the fence between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, Dec. 24, 2018. 
    Border patrol officers stand at the beach on the U.S. side of the fence between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, Dec. 24, 2018. 
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    AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza
  • The U.S. Capitol dome is seen past the base of the Washington Monument just before sunrise in Washington, Dec. 22, 2018. 
    The U.S. Capitol dome is seen past the base of the Washington Monument just before sunrise in Washington, Dec. 22, 2018. 
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    AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster
  • President Donald Trump kisses first lady Melania Trump during a hanger rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2018. 
    President Donald Trump kisses first lady Melania Trump during a hanger rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2018. 
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    AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
  • Members of the Grove and Rufford Hunt, formed in 1952 take part in a traditional Boxing Day hunt, near Bawtry in South Yorkshire, England, Dec. 26, 2018. 
    Members of the Grove and Rufford Hunt, formed in 1952 take part in a traditional Boxing Day hunt, near Bawtry in South Yorkshire, England, Dec. 26, 2018. 
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    Danny Lawson/PA via AP
  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate in King's Lynn, England, Dec. 25, 2018. 
    Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate in King's Lynn, England, Dec. 25, 2018. 
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    Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images
  • Indian brides sit together for a group photograph during a mass wedding in Surat, India, Dec. 23, 2018. 
    Indian brides sit together for a group photograph during a mass wedding in Surat, India, Dec. 23, 2018. 
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    AP Photo/Ajit Solanki
  • The moon shines behind a building decorated with an illuminated Christmas ornament as an aircraft prepares for landing in Larnaca, Cyprus, Dec. 23, 2018. 
    The moon shines behind a building decorated with an illuminated Christmas ornament as an aircraft prepares for landing in Larnaca, Cyprus, Dec. 23, 2018. 
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    AP Photo/Petros Karadjias
  • People inspect the damage at a tsunami-ravaged village in Sumur, Indonesia, Dec. 25, 2018. 
    People inspect the damage at a tsunami-ravaged village in Sumur, Indonesia, Dec. 25, 2018. 
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    AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana
  • President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, speaks at a hanger rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2018.
    President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, speaks at a hanger rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2018.
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    AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
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    The week in pictures, Dec. 22 - Dec. 28

    Take a look at and enjoy some of the most evocative, momentous images captured around the world in the past seven days.

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  • The week in pictures, Dec. 22 - Dec. 28
  • A blue glow lights up the sky behind the skyline of midtown Manhattan after a Con Ed transformer exploded in New York City, Dec. 27, 2018.
  • A girl skates across a frozen pond in Freeport, Maine, Dec. 26, 2018.
  • The full moon rises beyond a crabapple tree decorated with more than 20,000 lights in Lee's Summit, Missouri, Dec. 21, 2108.
  • Seagulls fly at a beach of the Baltic Sea in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, Dec. 25, 2018. 
  • Sun shines through trees in the Taunus region near Koenigstein, western Germany, Dec. 28, 2018. 
  • A man rides a rickshaw on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, Dec. 26, 2018. 
  • A column of smoke comes out of the Etna volcano in Catania, Italy, Dec. 24, 2018. 
  • Border patrol officers stand at the beach on the U.S. side of the fence between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, Dec. 24, 2018. 
  • The U.S. Capitol dome is seen past the base of the Washington Monument just before sunrise in Washington, Dec. 22, 2018. 
  • President Donald Trump kisses first lady Melania Trump during a hanger rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2018. 
  • Members of the Grove and Rufford Hunt, formed in 1952 take part in a traditional Boxing Day hunt, near Bawtry in South Yorkshire, England, Dec. 26, 2018. 
  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham estate in King's Lynn, England, Dec. 25, 2018. 
  • Indian brides sit together for a group photograph during a mass wedding in Surat, India, Dec. 23, 2018. 
  • The moon shines behind a building decorated with an illuminated Christmas ornament as an aircraft prepares for landing in Larnaca, Cyprus, Dec. 23, 2018. 
  • People inspect the damage at a tsunami-ravaged village in Sumur, Indonesia, Dec. 25, 2018. 
  • President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, speaks at a hanger rally at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2018.