Istanbul, Turkey: A street vendor sells roasted chestnuts on Istiklal, one of the city's main streets for shopping and promenadingPhotograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty ImagesDublin, Ireland: A seagull takes wing from a city docks sculpturePhotograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/ReutersKop Ahmed, Afghanistan: US soldiers blow up a compound wallPhotograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images
Nice, France: A cyclist halts on the Promenade des Anglais Photograph: Lionel Cironneau/APBischofswiesen-Loipl, Germany: A man dressed as a Buttenmandl – demon shepherds that punish children for being bad – dons straw costume and mask during the traditional Buttenmandl parade on the first Sunday of advent Photograph: Christof Stache/AFP/Getty ImagesRio de Janeiro, Brazil: An alleged drug trafficker known as Zeu is arrested during a police operation at the Complexo do Alemao favelaPhotograph: Silvia Izquierdo/APZhongtong, China: An HIV sufferer at his home Photograph: ReutersVienna, Austria: A couple stroll in Heldenplatz during the city's first snowfall of the season Photograph: Lisi Niesner/ReutersMumbai, India: An elephant and its trainers outside the main tent ahead of a performance at the Rambo circusPhotograph: Danish Siddiqui/ReutersEscobar, Argentina: A gaucho competes during a rodeo Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/APSrinagar, India: A policeman sits next to the body of a colleague killed in a shootout with suspected Muslim insurgentsPhotograph: Altaf Qadri/APPanjwai, Afghanistan: A US soldier prepares a small unmanned air vehicle for a reconnaissance flight Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP
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