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Week in pictures: From Kabul blast to Egypt attack

A photo roundup of some of last week’s events, including protest in Honduras, Ukraine prisoner exchange and Christmas.

An anti-government protestors blocks a road, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. The Trump administration recognized the results of Honduras'' disputed presidential electi
An anti-government protester blocks a road on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The US administration recognised the results of Honduras' disputed presidential election despite opposition complaints, irregularities found by poll observers and calls from Congress to back a new vote. [Fernando Antonio/AP Photo]
Published On 30 Dec 2017
Relatives of Coptic Christians grieve as they carry the coffin of Nermin Sadek, one of the victims of the militants attack on Mar Mina church, during their funeral service in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec
Relatives of Coptic Christians grieve as they carry the coffin of Nermin Sadek, one of the victims of an attack on Mar Mina church, during the funeral service in Cairo, Egypt. At least 10 people, including eight Coptic Christians, were killed after gunmen opened fire outside the church in a south Cairo suburb. [Amr Nabil/AP Photo]
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Rohingya refugees Saddam Hussein, 23, and Shofika Begum, 18, pose for a picture in a tent decorated with blankets just after getting married at the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox''s Bazar, Bangladesh
Rohingya refugees Saddam Hussein, 23, and Shofika Begum, 18, pose for a picture in a tent decorated with blankets just after getting married at the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The newlywed couple, both from the village of Foyra Bazar in Maungdaw township, which was burned by the Myanmar military, fled with their families and other Rohingya some three months ago, Hussein said. [Damir Sagolj/Reuters]
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who submitted endorsement papers necessary for his registration as a presidential candidate, center, heads to attend a meeting in the Russia''s Central Electio
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who submitted the endorsement papers necessary for his registration as a presidential candidate, heads to a meeting at Russia's Central Election commission in Moscow. Russian election officials have formally barred Navalny from running for president. [Evgeny Feldman/Navalny Campaign/AP Photo]
Afghan women mourn inside a hospital compound after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 40 people were been killed and dozens wounded in a blast in Kabul at a compound comprising a news a
Afghan women mourn inside a hospital compound after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 40 people were killed and dozens wounded in a blast at a compound comprising a news agency, Shia cultural centre and religious school. [Mohammad Ismail/Reuters]
Mayan priests gather for a ceremony to mark the 21st anniversary of 1996 peace accords that ended Guatemala''s civil war, at the Kaminal Juyu archeological site in Guatemala City, Friday, Dec. 29, 2017
Mayan priests gather for a ceremony to mark the 21st anniversary of the 1996 peace accords that ended Guatemala's civil war, at the Kaminal Juyu archaeological site in Guatemala City. During the 36-year civil war, about 200,000 people were killed, mostly by state forces and paramilitary groups. [Moises Castillo/AP Photo]
Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi enters a military courtroom escorted by Israeli Prison Service personnel at Ofer Prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah, December 28, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi enters a military courtroom, escorted by Israeli Prison Service personnel near the West Bank city of Ramallah. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
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A prisoner who was released by separatists, center, holds flowers smiling as relatives surround him in Kiev Boryspil Airport, Ukraine, early Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. Ukrainian authorities and Russian-
A prisoner released by separatists holds flowers and smiles as relatives surround him in Kiev Boryspil Airport, Ukraine, early on Thursday. Ukrainian authorities and Russia-backed separatist rebels on Wednesday conducted the biggest exchange of prisoners since the start of an armed conflict in the country's east - a sign of progress in the implementation of a 2015 peace deal. [Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo]
Pope Francis holds the book of the Gospel as he celebrates the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter''s Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Francis holds the Book of the Gospel as he celebrates the Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. [Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo]
A member of the Old Surrey Burstow and West Kent Hunt crashes as she jumps a fence during the annual Boxing Day hunt in Chiddingstone, Britain December 26, 2017. REUTERS/Simon Dawson TPX IMAGES OF THE
A member of the Old Surrey Burstow and West Kent Hunt crashes as she jumps a fence during the annual Boxing Day hunt in Chiddingstone, Britain. [Simon Dawson/Reuters]