Week in pictures: From protests in Chile to Afghan bombing
A photo roundup of some of last week’s events, including a royal procession in Thailand and demonstrations in Algeria.
A burning bus after it was set on fire by demonstrators during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
16 Dec 2019
Algerian security surrounds protesters during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers, ahead of the presidential election. [Ryad Kramdi/AFP]
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Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn is transported on a palanquin by royal bearers during the royal procession outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Thousands of Thais and tourists flocked to the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok to witness an ancient ceremony of a royal barge procession that marked the end of the coronation ceremony for the king. [Suganya Samnangjam/AP Photo]
A Syrian man comforts another on the rubble of a building after a reported Russian air attack on a popular market in the village of Balyun in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]
Young women sing carols as they hold candles to celebrate St Lucia's Day in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Katarina in St Petersburg, Russia. [Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo]
A boy inspects his damaged home after an attack near the Bagram airbase in Parwan province, Afghanistan. A powerful suicide bombing Wednesday struck near Bagram, the main US base north of the capital Kabul. [Rahmat Gul/AP Photo]
A soldier from Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) stands beside a burning pile of seized drugs set on fire during a drug-burning ceremony in Lahore. [Arif Ali/AFP]
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An Iraqi demonstrator carries Molotov cocktails during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq. [Khalid al-Mousily/Reuters]
Demonstrators hold placards depicting eyes - in reference to police pellets striking demonstrators' eyes - during a protest against President Sebastian Pinera's government in Santiago, Chile. Pinera has promised support for victims of human rights violations by security forces during protests in Chile, and a firm commitment to achieve truth and justice. [Martin Bernetti/AFP]
Syrian Kurds warm themselves by a fire in the overcrowded makeshift migrant camp on the island of Chios, Greece. Thousands of refugees and migrants live in squalid conditions as winter set in. [Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP]
![A burning bus after it was set on fire by demonstrators during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/8caa7f897fa04438962eb3657c054614_8.jpeg?resize=1170%2C780)
![Algerian security surrounds protesters during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers, ahead of the presidential election. [Ryad Kramdi/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/b5462b872846488b88ba69b7287ebb31_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C779)
![Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn is transported on a palanquin by royal bearers during the royal procession outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Thousands of Thais and tourists flocked to the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok to witness an ancient ceremony of a royal barge procession that marked the end of the coronation ceremony for the king. [Suganya Samnangjam/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/18c1a9bb2f144dc98a69d2e514ff1331_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C780)
![A Syrian man comforts another on the rubble of a building after a reported Russian air attack on a popular market in the village of Balyun in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dfdc9c2e7d534bf0a64923d7881cee15_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C780)
![Young women sing carols as they hold candles to celebrate St Lucia's Day in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Katarina in St Petersburg, Russia. [Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/426bd14c761e4d76a29457b7a6aa81ba_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C791)
![A boy inspects his damaged home after an attack near the Bagram airbase in Parwan province, Afghanistan. A powerful suicide bombing Wednesday struck near Bagram, the main US base north of the capital Kabul. [Rahmat Gul/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2fd346dbc7af4cf68ae4a275ffd4dc07_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C780)
![A soldier from Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) stands beside a burning pile of seized drugs set on fire during a drug-burning ceremony in Lahore. [Arif Ali/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/52f778c3e61a4ccaa1c9d692346d5ae7_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C780)
![An Iraqi demonstrator carries Molotov cocktails during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq. [Khalid al-Mousily/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/83e991e544144aab8e5ee6733d9485ec_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C780)
![Demonstrators hold placards depicting eyes - in reference to police pellets striking demonstrators' eyes - during a protest against President Sebastian Pinera's government in Santiago, Chile. Pinera has promised support for victims of human rights violations by security forces during protests in Chile, and a firm commitment to achieve truth and justice. [Martin Bernetti/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/7289854d6f3c4078a861e2a62f747af2_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C779)
![Syrian Kurds warm themselves by a fire in the overcrowded makeshift migrant camp on the island of Chios, Greece. Thousands of refugees and migrants live in squalid conditions as winter set in. [Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/d35e5364a5ac499bb51ecb1da8a1d25b_8.jpeg?fit=1170%2C780)
![A child sifts through a rubbish dump near an oil field in the countryside of al-Malikiya in northeast Syria. [Delil Souleiman/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8YL9ZG.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Members of the National Guard patrol near the United States Capitol building ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, in Washington, DC. [Andrew Kelly/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-19T154457Z_777615654_RC23BL9I8Q2W_RTRMADP_3_USA-BIDEN-INAUGURATION.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Tourists again fill Gulmarg's hotels, and ski, sledge and trek its Himalayan landscape. [Dar Yasin/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21017453548034.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Tunisian security forces fire tear gas as protesters block a street in the el-Tadamen suburb on the northwestern outskirts of Tunis. [Fethi Belaid/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8Z26A6.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Trump did not pardon himself, members of his family or lawyer Rudy Giuliani [File/Evan Vucci/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP21016853639378.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![President Donald Trump released a farewell video on Tuesday, his last full day in office [File: Gerald Herbert/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21014121601162-1.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![Joe Biden marks the US coronavirus deaths before inauguration pomp [Tom Brenner/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-20T060223Z_806691609_RC27BL99Z75E_RTRMADP_3_USA-BIDEN-INAUGURATION.jpg?resize=170%2C113)
![The White House said that "Bannon has been an important leader in the conservative movement and is known for his political acumen" [File/Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/0363375d654f48aaa0af19548139705e_18.jpeg?resize=170%2C113)