From the plane crash in Pakistan and the Russian field hospital destroyed by rebel shelling, to the Fashion Awards 2016 in London and the Grand Prix Royal Canin 2016 cat show in Moscow — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
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People walk near a collapsed mosque following an earthquake in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, in the northern province of Aceh, Indonesia, on December 7.
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Fidel Castro’s funeral procession arrives in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on December 3.
A skier dressed as Santa participates in a charity run down a slope at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine, US, on December 4.
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Russian professional boxers Denis Lebedev and Murat Gassiev during the battle for the International Boxing Federation Cruiserweight world champion title at the "Megasport" arena, Moscow, Russia, on December 3.
A boy plays with a paper plane near the site of a plane crash in the village of Saddha Batolni near Abbotabad, Pakistan, on December 8.
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Actors Ryan Gosling (R) and Emma Stone show off their hands after placing them in wet cement during a ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, US, on December 7.
View of Coups de Coeur installation by artist Franck Pelletier and collectif Les Allumeurs at the Theatre des Celestins during the rehearsal for the Festival of Lights (Fetes des Lumieres) in Central Lyon, France, on December 7.
Models present creations with a Paris Cosmopolite theme by designer Karl Lagerfeld during the Metiers D'Art Show for Chanel fashion house in Paris, France, on December 6.
A Russian soldier inspects the damage at a field hospital that was destroyed by rebel shelling on December 5 in the Furqan neighborhood of the government-held side of west Aleppo, Syria.
A couple of friends embrace at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a fatal warehouse fire in the Fruitvale district of Oakland, California, US, on December 4.
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Yuliana Korolkova, the First Runner-up in the Miss Russia 2016 pageant and a participant of the Miss Universe 2016 contest, gets ready for Miss Universe 2016 in a fitness club in Moscow, Russia, on December 6.
A man rides his horse cart loaded with bundles of dried grass on a cold winter morning in the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on December 6.
Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston poses at the premiere of "Office Christmas Party" in Los Angeles, California, US, on December 7.
Displaced Iraqi children, who fled the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, play at Khazer camp, Iraq, on December 5.
People take part in the 7th Edition of the Nautic SUP Paris Crossing stand up paddle competition on the river Seine, Paris, France, on December 4.
Dancers from the Palestinian Nashama band perform the traditional "Dabke" dance on December 7 in Gaza City, inside a building under construction that was damaged during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants during the summer of 2014.
Members of Japan's Self-Defense Force's honor guard prepare for a ceremony for US Defense Secretary Ash Carter at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, on December 7.
Peru's bullfighter Andres Roca Rey performs during the Senor de los Milagros festival at the Acho bullring in Lima on December 4.
American model Gigi Hadid, the winner of the International Model award, poses for photographers at the Fashion Awards 2016 in London, UK, on December 5.
Fireworks explode next to riot police during clashes following an anniversary rally marking the 2008 police shooting of 15-year-old student, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, in Athens, Greece, on December 6.
A Native American dancer is seen at the Prairie Knights Casino during a pow-wow on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, in Fort Yates, North Dakota, US, on December 6.
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A Siberian car at the Grand Prix Royal Canin 2016 international cat show, one of the world’s largest cat exhibitions held in Moscow, Russia, on December 3-4.
Candidates of the Miss France 2017 beauty contest take a selfie in La Mosson stadium during football match Montpellier vs Paris Saint-Germain in Montpellier, southern France, on December 3.
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A man with a broom in his hands participates in a protest against austerity measures being discussed in the chamber, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 6.
A schoolgirl kicks a ball during a sports lesson at a school in Mogadishu, Somali, on December 6.
