2017: Stunning pictures from around the world

Dec 08, 2017, 10.12 AM IST

Iceberg Alley

Residents view the first iceberg of the season as it passes the South Shore, also known as 'Iceberg Alley', near Ferryland Newfoundland, Canada on April 16, 2017.

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Battle in Mosul

A man cries as he carries his daughter while walking from an Islamic State-controlled part of Mosul towards Iraqi special forces soldiers during a battle in Mosul, Iraq on March 4, 2017.

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Prayers inside a cave

Priests sit inside a cave as they perform evening prayers on the banks of the river Ganges in Devprayag, India on March 28, 2017.

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Festival of Colours

A girl reacts as coloured water is thrown on her face while celebrating Holi, the Festival of Colours, in Mumbai on March 13, 2017.

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Traffic cones

Traffic cones are seen on the bank of the River Thames during low tide in London, Britain on January 19, 2017.

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Rohingya refugee

Photographers help a Rohingya refugee to come out of Naf River as they cross the Myanmar-Bangladesh border in Palong Khali, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on November 1, 2017.

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Scattered oranges

People collect scattered oranges amidst rubble after an airstrike on a market in rebel held Maarrat Misrin city in Idlib province, Syria on January 14, 2017.

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Properties destroyed by fire

An aerial view of properties destroyed by the Tubbs Fire is seen in Santa Rosa, California on October 11.

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Plane debris

Plane debris is seen at the crash site of a Turkish cargo jet near Kyrgyzstan's Manas airport outside Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on January 16, 2017.

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Peak of the Furnace

A long exposure shows molten lava flowing from the Piton de la Fournaise, one of the world's most active volcanoes, on the French island Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean on February 3.

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Men feed seagulls

Men feed seagulls along the Yamuna river on a smoggy morning in New Delhi on November 17, 2017.

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Typhoon Damrey

A woman wades through a submerged street in the UNESCO heritage town of Hoi An after Typhoon Damrey hit Vietnam on November 6.

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Table to move

A worker uses a table to move along a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 7, 2017.

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The battle against Islamic State

Iraqi rapid response members fire a missile against Islamic State militants during a battle with the militants in Mosul, Iraq on March 11, 2017