Day in pictures

Muslim pilgrims, like these in Medina, have begun arriving in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which begins in December.

Peruvian bomb squad members get in training ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the capital Lima.

A US soldier meets a little boy while on patrol in the troubled north Iraqi city of Mosul.

In Japan, Christmas shows have begun at the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium.

A man carries bananas at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Amid renewed fighting in eastern DR Congo, a displaced woman in Kibati receives aid from the Red Cross.

In Indian-administered Kashmir, there has been a strong turnout in the first phase of elections for a new state government.

The UK's Princess Royal is visiting New Zealand, where she was given a Maori welcome at the Burnham Military Camp in Christchurch.

A reindeer takes a rest on a snowy field in Lapland.

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