24 hours in pictures, 11 December 2019

News in pictures.

South African actress Charlize Theron arrives for Lionsgate’s special screening of “Bombshell” at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California on December 10, 2019. Photo by LISA O’CONNOR / AFP

A selection of some of the best news photographs around the world.

: The moon rises behind the lights of the Christmas market and show the silouhette of a deer statue above the art building in Stuttgart, southern Germany on December 10, 2019. Photo by Sebastian Gollnow / AFP

: Clowns pose for a picture during the International Clown Day in Guadalajara, Mexico, on December 10, 2019. Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP

: South African actress Charlize Theron arrives for Lionsgate’s special screening of “Bombshell” at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California on December 10, 2019. Photo by LISA O’CONNOR / AFP

: A demonstrator dressed as a “homeless koala” attends a climate protest rally in Sydney on December 11, 2019. – Up to 20,000 protesters rallied in Sydney on December 11 demanding urgent climate action from Australia’s government, as bushfire smoke choking the city caused health problems to spike. Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP

: An Iraqi student covers her face with a national flag as she takes part in an anti-government demonstration in the central city of Najaf on December 11, 2019. – Since October 1, Iraq’s capital and its Shiite-majority south have been gripped by rallies against corruption, poor public services, a lack of jobs and Iran’s perceived political interference. Photo by Haidar HAMDANI / AFP

: A man dressed as Santa Claus shakes hands with visitors in front of a cake model of St Basil’s Cathedral of Russia, during the 45th Annual Cake Show, in Bangalore on December 11, 2019. Photo by AFP / Manjunath Kiran

: People take photographs of an illuminated fountain at night in New Delhi on December 11, 2019. Photo by AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN

: British actor John Boyega (C) arrives at an event promoting Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ in Tokyo, Japan, 11 December 2019. The film will be released in Japan on 20 December 2019. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA