News in Pics | December 17, 2024: Best photos from around the world

People walk along the pontoon bridge over the Ganga river, that has been newly constructed for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, in Prayagraj. Credit: PTI Photo Noamundi iron ore mines operated by Tata Steel in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. Credit: PTI Photo US second gentleman Doug Emhoff speaks as President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden host a Hanukkah reception at the White House in Washington, US.

Credit: Reuters Photo Cast members Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz attend a premiere of the film Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at TCL Chinese theatre in Los Angeles, California, US. Credit: Reuters Photo Major Archbishop of Syro-Malankara Catholic Church Baselios Cleemis, right, with members of the royal family of erstwhile Travancore during Christmas celebrations at Kowdiar Palace, in Thiruvananthapuram. Credit: PTI Photo Tourists take a boat ride on Ganga river, in Varanasi.



Credit: PTI Photo.