From the liberation of Aleppo, terror attacks in Istanbul and the explosion in Cairo to rumba parties in Cuba, a beauty pageant in Russia and the figure skating Grand Prix Final in France — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
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Soldiers in a liberated quarter in East Aleppo.
A nun cries as she stands on the scene inside Cairo's Coptic cathedral, following a bombing in Egypt, December 11, 2016.
A man lights up his cigarette with the flames of a bus burned by anti-government demonstrators during a protest against the constitutional amendment PEC 55, which limits public spending, in front of Brazil's National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, December 13, 2016.
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Rumba dancers of the "Raices Profundas" group perform during a rumba party in honor of late leader Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, December 11, 2016.
This year, the Cuban Rumba was proclaimed an intangible world heritage by UNESCO.
This year, the Cuban Rumba was proclaimed an intangible world heritage by UNESCO.
Dogs compete in a sled and skijoring race in the village of Kadnikovo outside Yekaterinburg, Russia, December 10, 2016.
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Russia's main New Year tree transported from the Istrinsky forestry.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin seen here with his 4-year-old dog Yume before the interview for Nippon Television Network Corporation and Yomiuri Shimbun in the run-up to his official visit to Japan. The Moscow Kremlin, December 7, 2016.
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Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva performing at the figure skating Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France.
Calgary Flames right wing Garnet Hathaway (64) and Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien (33) fight during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary won 6-2. Alberta, Canada, December 10, 2016.
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Supermoon in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Police arrive at the site of an explosion in central Istanbul, Turkey, December 10, 2016.
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Participants of the Krasa Rossii (Beauty of Russia) 2016 pageant, Moscow, Russia.
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Russia's FSB forces during an operation to prevent a series of terror attacks in Moscow planned by Daesh.
People dressed as Krampus, a woman dressed as an angel and a man dressed as Santa Claus wait for the start of the traditional Krampus run in Munich, southern Germany, on December 11, 2016.
Krampus is a half-demon, half-goat figure who punishes children who misbehaved during the Christmas season.
Krampus is a half-demon, half-goat figure who punishes children who misbehaved during the Christmas season.
Children leap into a tidal pool as temperatures soar at Camps Bay beach in Cape Town, South Africa, December 11, 2016.
Show host TJ Miller at the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, the US, December 11, 2016.
Children dressed as Santa Claus participate in a parade held to collect food for those in need, Lisbon, Portugal, December 12, 2016.
A worker paints strings that will be used to fly kites, on a roadside in Ahmedabad, India, December 15, 2016.
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A Dallas Mavericks dancer performs during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, the US, December 14, 2016.
A herd of reindeer is seen inside an enclosure as herders select and sort them during sunrise in the settlement of Krasnoye in Nenets Autonomous District, Russia, November 28, 2016.
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Afghan children play on the outskirts of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, December 13, 2016. Children of Afghan families returning from Pakistan, who don’t go to school or don’t have access to education are increasingly at risk of early marriage and child labor. That’s according to a survey in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province by "Save the Children" that reveals an alarming crisis among the returnees from Pakistan.
Forensics officers and firefighters work on the site where a Loomis cash transporter van was attacked, on December 12, 2016, in Dardilly, near the French city of Lyon.
Thieves held up a van transporting 70 kilograms (154 pounds) of gold in a dramatic heist. Using two cars, four robbers blocked the delivery van at a motorway exit leading to an industrial estate north of Lyon. After grabbing the gold and loading it into their getaway car, they locked the two security guards in the back of the van and then set fire to their other vehicle. The fire gutted the car and spread to nearby vehicles.
Thieves held up a van transporting 70 kilograms (154 pounds) of gold in a dramatic heist. Using two cars, four robbers blocked the delivery van at a motorway exit leading to an industrial estate north of Lyon. After grabbing the gold and loading it into their getaway car, they locked the two security guards in the back of the van and then set fire to their other vehicle. The fire gutted the car and spread to nearby vehicles.
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Girls taking pictures at the fair on the Red Square in Moscow.
A man sits on a log on a cold winter morning in Srinagar, December 15, 2016.
Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence attends the premiere of "Passengers" in Westwood, California, on December 14, 2016.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guides the combat drill of the service personnel of the special operation battalion of KPA Unit 525 in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on December 11, 2016.
