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Waterskiing Santas and giant cuts of meat

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Workers sell off cuts of meat during the traditional Christmas Eve auction at Smithfield meat market in London, UK

From skiing Santas in the US and Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, to giant cuts of meat being thrown into crowds in London, Christmas celebrations around the world are in full swing.

Worshippers in Ukraine, China and Pakistan gathered for Christmas Eve services at their local churches.

While most Christians mark Christmas on 25 December, many Orthodox Christians do not celebrate until 7 January.

Here are some of the best images of the holiday cheer around the world.

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Pope Leo holds a figurine of Baby Jesus during Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Italy

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Two women take a photo in front of the Christmas tree in Nativity Square in Bethlehem, held to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the occupied West Bank

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A woman lights a candle with her son during a Christmas Eve service in Kyiv, Ukraine

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Worshippers attend a Christmas Eve mass at the Church of the Saviour in Beijing, China

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Christians attend midnight Mass at Central Brooks Memorial Church in Karachi, Pakistan

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A man decorates a Christmas tree during Christmas Eve celebrations in Islamabad, Pakistan

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Girls stand alongside a Christmas nativity scene at St Mary’s Church in the village of Uswetakeiyawa, Sri Lanka

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Women hold candles as they attend a Christmas Eve mass in Nairobi, Kenya

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The Notre-Dame Cathedral is illuminated in bright colours ahead of midnight Mass in Paris, France

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A skiing Santa delights crowds during an annual Waterskiing Santa event in Alexandria, Virginia, in the US

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People wearing Santa costumes walk along the sand of Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia

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Police officers dressed in festive gear deliver gifts on Christmas Eve in Lima, Peru

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Fishermen dressed as Santa and the Grinch on a boat in Valparaiso Bay, Chile

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Two men dressed as Santas take a selfie in the snow in Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir

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Front-runner to be Bangladesh PM returns after 17 years in exile

Tarique Rahman, the front-runner to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh, has returned to the country after 17 years in exile ahead of landmark general elections.

The 60-year-old is the figurehead of the influential Zia family and the son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia.

The party he leads, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is eyeing a return to power when Bangladesh goes to the polls in the new year.

Rahman, who has lived in London since 2008, is expected to become the country’s new leader if the BNP emerges as the largest party.

Rahman’s return comes in the wake of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina being ousted last year.

He had been the subject of various criminal investigations launched while her Awami League party was in power but was cleared of all charges when her regime fell.

Hasina is living in exile in India and her party is unlikely to be permitted to take part in the elections, which many view as among the most consequential in Bangladesh’s history.

Last month, Hasina was sentenced to death for her role in suppressing anti-government protests.

According to UN investigators, up to 1,400 people died in the student-led unrest.

Hasina, who was put on trial in absentia, has denied committing crimes against humanity.

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