A look at the best news photos from around the world.
Fotografije dana: 22. decembar 2016.
![Portuguese big wave surfer Nuno Santos wears a Santa Claus hat and holds a violin as he rides a wave off Praia do Norte in Nazare.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8e53b90a-4f6b-4229-be01-d07fea63a012_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Portuguese big wave surfer Nuno Santos wears a Santa Claus hat and holds a violin as he rides a wave off Praia do Norte in Nazare.
![Monica celebrates in her lottery office after selling the second Christmas lottery prize ''El Gordo'' with the number 04536, in Pamplona, northern Spain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/95e8afad-f46b-45c3-bad6-e0aca8b1f4cd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Monica celebrates in her lottery office after selling the second Christmas lottery prize ''El Gordo'' with the number 04536, in Pamplona, northern Spain.
![Plastic waste is seen choking Sukaraja beach in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1dee3cbb-721a-4489-b94e-b29bf1a568d3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Plastic waste is seen choking Sukaraja beach in Bandar Lampung, Indonesia.
![Vietnamese artist Quoc Co Giang (down) and his brother Quoc Nghiep Giang try to break the Guinness World Record by climbing stairs with one carrying the other on head to head balancing at the Cathedral of Girona, Spain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/93dc35f8-5620-4b43-878a-ac79f0ee6ee6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Vietnamese artist Quoc Co Giang (down) and his brother Quoc Nghiep Giang try to break the Guinness World Record by climbing stairs with one carrying the other on head to head balancing at the Cathedral of Girona, Spain.