Today in Pictures, Dec 17, 2018

The Miss Universe pageant in Bangkok, winter illuminations in Tokyo, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Dec 17, 2018, 01:28 PM

Miss Philippines Catriona Gray and Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green hold hands as they wait for the winner to be announced during the final round of the Miss Universe pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, December 17, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pyongyang residents prepare to lay flowers at the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il during National Memorial Day on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on December 17, 2018, marking the seventh anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. PHOTO: AFP

People walk under winter illuminations featuring a theme of 'Blue Cave' at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo on December 16, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

An image taken with a drone shows an aerial view of snow covered houses in the Castle District in Budapest, Hungary, December 16, 2018. PHOTO: EPE-EFE

An aerial photograph shows the frozen and partly snow-covered fishing lake in Komlo-Sikonda, some 225 km south of Budapest, Hungary, December 15, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People walk under rainbow umbrellas at the Balat (old city) neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, December 16, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Students under a banner protest against cuts to US education funding during the 'March for Public Education' rally in Los Angeles, California on December 15, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Mount Soputan volcano spews hot ash during an eruption as seen from Silian Tiga village in South East Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, December 16, 2018. PHOTO: ANTARA FOTO VIA REUTERS

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