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11 Striking Photos You Missed This Week

Pakistani Christians celebrate Christmas, a flood in Malaysia and floating Christmas trees in California are featured in some of this week's most compelling images.
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Photo Editor, HuffPost

Corn Mayer, 8, takes a ride down a slope at Underhill Park in Spokane, Washington, on Dec. 20, 2021, on a wooden toboggan that has been in his grandmother's family since the ed1960s.
Corn Mayer, 8, takes a ride down a slope at Underhill Park in Spokane, Washington, on Dec. 20, 2021, on a wooden toboggan that has been in his grandmother's family since the ed1960s.
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With the ever-changing news cycle, it’s easy to miss captivating images that fly under the radar. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered.

We’re highlighting exceptional photos from around the world this past week.

Check them out below.

Supporters of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) celebrate the party's victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections, near the residence of the India's West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Supporters of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) celebrate the party's victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections, near the residence of the India's West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on Tuesday.
DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP via Getty Images
A man uses a mobile phone as he sits between cars amid floodwaters in Shah Alam, Selangor, on Tuesday, as Malaysia faces massive floods that have left at least 14 dead and more than 70,000 displaced.
A man uses a mobile phone as he sits between cars amid floodwaters in Shah Alam, Selangor, on Tuesday, as Malaysia faces massive floods that have left at least 14 dead and more than 70,000 displaced.
ARIF KARTONO/AFP via Getty Images
This aerial photograph taken on Wednesday shows the erupting Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion. The Piton de la Fournaise, the volcano of Reunion, erupted for the second time of the year on Dec. 22 at 3:30 a.m. At least three eruptive cracks have opened on the southern flank of the volcano in the enclosure (the central caldera of the volcano), volcanologists have noted.
This aerial photograph taken on Wednesday shows the erupting Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion. The Piton de la Fournaise, the volcano of Reunion, erupted for the second time of the year on Dec. 22 at 3:30 a.m. At least three eruptive cracks have opened on the southern flank of the volcano in the enclosure (the central caldera of the volcano), volcanologists have noted.
RICHARD BOUHET/AFP via Getty Images
People walk past an illuminated church ahead of Christmas in Ahmedabad, India, on Wednesday.
People walk past an illuminated church ahead of Christmas in Ahmedabad, India, on Wednesday.
Ajit Solanki via AP
An aerobatics team performs over Qatar's capital Doha as the Gulf state marks its National Day on Saturday. Qatar annually on Dec. 18 marks the anniversary of the unification of the country's tribes in 1878, also known as its "Founder's Day."
An aerobatics team performs over Qatar's capital Doha as the Gulf state marks its National Day on Saturday. Qatar annually on Dec. 18 marks the anniversary of the unification of the country's tribes in 1878, also known as its "Founder's Day."
AFP via Getty Images
Pakistani Christians hold candles during a celebration for Christmas, in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday.
Pakistani Christians hold candles during a celebration for Christmas, in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday.
K.M. Chaudary via AP
Choristers from St Paul's Cathedral choir take part in a rehearsal photocall at the cathedral in London, Britain, on Tuesday.
Choristers from St Paul's Cathedral choir take part in a rehearsal photocall at the cathedral in London, Britain, on Tuesday.
Hannah Mckay via Reuters
Lighthouse Immersive's 92-foot-tall Vincent Van Gogh-shaped hot air balloon is launched at Lake Hollywood Park on Monday in Los Angeles, California.
Lighthouse Immersive's 92-foot-tall Vincent Van Gogh-shaped hot air balloon is launched at Lake Hollywood Park on Monday in Los Angeles, California.
Rodin Eckenroth via Getty Images
A pedestrian walks past a shop window with teddy bears as decoration ahead of the Christmas festivities in Moscow on Monday.
A pedestrian walks past a shop window with teddy bears as decoration ahead of the Christmas festivities in Moscow on Monday.
YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images
Boats make their way past floating Christmas tree lights on Sunday, in Long Beach, California.
Boats make their way past floating Christmas tree lights on Sunday, in Long Beach, California.
Ashley Landis via AP

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