A flooded temple and political fireworks: photos of the weekend

London, UK

A bubble passes in front of the Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, prior to the Premier League match against West Ham at the London Stadium

Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

London, UK

Travis Wood (Lampwick/Antonio), Dylan Collymore (Pinocchio) and Charlotte Louise (Ella/Taylor) in Pinocchio at the Theatre Royal Stratford East

Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian

Johannesburg, South Africa

A stilt walker prepares for the annual Orange Farm carnival

Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA

Schlitz, Germany

A 42-metre candle in the shape of a medieval tower shines in the historic city centre

Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

Paris, France

Participants in the 13th edition of the Nautic Paddle stand-up paddleboard race on the Seine

Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters

Aleppo, Syria

A damaged poster of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, as rebels have swept into the city

Photograph: Mahmoud Hassano/Reuters

Tyre, Lebanon

A woman mourns as she sits next to a grave of a family member who died in an Israeli airstrike

Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Wat Mahattamangkalaram temple, Thailand

A resident pulls a boat in which a Buddhist monk is sitting through a flooded street

Photograph: Reuters

Beirut, Lebanon

Photos of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah are displayed during a commemoration event organised by the group at the site in the south of the city where he was killed

Photograph: EPA

Chișinău, Moldova

Child models on the catwalk modelling clothes by Nata Di during the Moldova Fashion Days show

Photograph: Dumitru Doru/EPA

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines players fight after a game

Photograph: Adam Cairns/USA Today Sports

Khan Younis, Gaza

Palestinians inspect a vehicle in which employees of the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli strike

Photograph: Reuters

Charlotte, North Carolina

The Charlotte Hornets forward Tidjane Salaun drives against the Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson during the third quarter of a game at the Spectrum Center

Photograph: Scott Kinser/USA Today Sports

Liverpool, UK

More than 8,000 people dressed up and ran through the city in the annual charity Liverpool Santa Dash

Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Nuseirat, Gaza

A Palestinian boy pushes a gas cylinder and other objects placed on a wheelchair, amid rubble at the site of an Israeli strike on a house

Photograph: Ramadan Abed/Reuters

Kathmandu, Nepal

People light candles arranged in a red ribbon shape during an awareness event on the eve of World Aids Day

Photograph: Subaas Shrestha/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Mexico City, Mexico

A Spider-Man balloon during the Bolo parade celebrating the Christmas season

Photograph: Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/Reuters

Tbilisi, Georgia

Fireworks explode as protesters clash with police outside the parliament building during a demonstration against the government’s decision to delay EU membership talks

Photograph: AFP/Getty Images