London lights and a cuddly cub: Monday's best photos

The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world

Main image: A leopard cub that was rescued from an attempted smuggling operation drinks milk. Photograph: Antara Foto/Reuters

  • Frankfurt, Germany

    A girl rides a horse on a merry-go-round at the Christmas market
    Frankfurt, Germany: a girl rides a horse on a merry-go-round at the Christmas market

  • Sana’a, Yemen

    A woman plays billiards during a local championship
    Sana’a, Yemen. A woman plays billiards during a local championship

  • Allahabad, India

    Labourers rest during construction of a temporary floating bridge over the Ganges for the Magh Mela
    Allahabad, India. Labourers rest during construction of a temporary floating bridge over the Ganges for the Magh Mela

  • Skopje, North Macedonia

    Heavy fog and air pollution blanket Skopje valley at dawn
    Skopje, North Macedonia. Heavy fog and air pollution blanket Skopje valley at dawn

  • Kunming, China

    Black-headed gulls feeding at Cuihu Park
    Kunming, China: Black-headed gulls Cuihu Park

  • Yorkshire Dales, UK

    A gritter ploughs snow on a lane in Fleet Moss
    A gritter ploughs snow on a lane in Fleet Moss in the Yorkshire Dales

  • London, UK

    Jacob Rees-Mogg, leader of the Commons, arrives at Whitehall. Boris Johnson is poised to announce a cabinet reshuffle
    London, UK: Jacob Rees-Mogg, leader of the Commons, arrives at Whitehall. Boris Johnson is poised to announce a cabinet reshuffle

  • London, UK

    Larry, the 10 Downing Street cat, hides under a Christmas tree
    Larry, the 10 Downing Street cat, hides under a Christmas tree

  • Rosyth, Scotland

    Tons of brussels sprouts close a main route between Queensferry Crossing and Kincardine Bridge after they spilled across the carriageway when a tractor shed its load
    Tons of brussels sprouts close a main route between Queensferry Crossing and Kincardine Bridge after they spilled across the carriageway when a tractor shed its load

  • London, UK

    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Nadiya Hussain and Mary Berry admire their Christmas meringue roulades at the Rosewood London hotel. The couple will appear alongside the celebrity cooks on the BBC One show A Berry Royal Christmas
    London, UK. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Nadiya Hussain and Mary Berry admire their Christmas meringue roulades at the Rosewood London hotel. The couple will appear alongside the celebrity cooks on the BBC One show A Berry Royal Christmas

  • Welling, UK

    Christmas lights illuminate a house and garden in Danson Crescent, in the south-east London suburb
    Welling, UK. Christmas lights illuminate a house and garden in Danson Crescent, in the south-east London suburb

  • Belfast, UK

    Campaigners for an Irish Language act protest outside Parliament Buildings as talks to restore the Northern Ireland Powersharing executive begin at Stormont
    Campaigners for an Irish Language act protest outside Parliament Buildings as talks to restore the Northern Ireland Powersharing executive begin at Stormont

  • Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine

    A man dressed as Saint Nicholas talks to a boy at a historical site in the city
    Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. A man dressed as Saint Nicholas talks to a boy at a historical site in the city

  • Moscow, Russia

    A vendor dressed as Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden) in the GUM State Department store
    A vendor dressed as Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden) in the GUM State Department store. Moscow, Russia

  • Bastogne, Belgium

    The US defence secretary, Mark Esper, Polish president, Andrzej Duda, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, King Philippe of Belgium, Great Duke Henry of Luxembourg and the German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, attend a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge at the Mardasson Memorial
    Bastogne, Belgium. The US defence secretary, Mark Esper, Polish president, Andrzej Duda, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, King Philippe of Belgium, Great Duke Henry of Luxembourg and the German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, attend a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge at the Mardasson Memorial

  • Hasankeyf, Turkey

    The 15th-century Rizk mosque is transported from the ancient town, which will soon be flooded by the Ilısu dam
    Hasankeyf, Turkey. The 15th-century Rizk mosque is transported from the ancient town, which will soon be flooded by the Ilısu dam

  • London, UK

    Members of the Household Cavalry in the stable area after rehearsing at Olympia for the International Horse Show
    Members of the Household Cavalry in the stable area after rehearsing at London's Olympia for the International Horse Show

  • Dohar, Qatar

    Esperance Sportive de Tunis’s supporters cheer for their team during the Fifa Club World Cup second round match against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia
    Dohar, Qatar. Esperance Sportive de Tunis’s supporters cheer for their team during the Fifa Club World Cup second round match against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia

  • Essaouira, Morocco

    A traditional group performs to celebrate the Gnawa culture’s inclusion on Unesco’s list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity
    Essaouira, Morocco. A traditional group performs to celebrate the Gnawa culture’s inclusion on Unesco’s list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity

  • Santiago, Chile

    A woman argues with a riot police officer during an anti-government protest
    Santiago, Chile. A woman argues with a riot police officer during an anti-government protest

  • Lucknow, India

    Students of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama are stopped by police during a protest against a new citizenship law
    Students of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama are stopped by police during a protest against a new citizenship law. Lucknow, India

  • Paris, France

    Commuters wait for a train at Châtelet station during a strike by railway staff
    Paris, France. Commuters wait for a train at Châtelet station during a strike by railway staff

  • Srinagar, India

    A Kashmiri woman rows a boat on Dal Lake after heavy snowfall
    Srinagar, India. A Kashmiri woman rows a boat on Dal Lake after heavy snowfall

  • Riau, Indonesia

    A rescued leopard cub drinks milk
    Riau, Indonesia. A rescued leopard cub drinks milk
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