Week in pictures: 2 - 8 December
SATURDAY, UK: Manchester United’s Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea makes one of a record 14 saves in one match to help secure a 3-1 victory over Arsenal
SUNDAY, BANGLADESH: - doctors have warned of a sharp rise in Rohingya children suffering from pneumonia as hundreds of thousands of refugees in overcrowded camps endure freezing winter conditions
MONDAY, CHINA: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) and China’s Premier Li Keqiang (L) inspect paramilitary guards in Beijing during Trudeau’s state visit
TUESDAY, INDIA: Kashmiri villagers shout pro-independence slogans during a funeral procession for a local militant, Yawar Bashir, who was killed by soldiers during an attack
TUESDAY, UK: members of the crew of HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s newest aircraft carrier, take part in a technical rehearsal in the ship’s hangar
WEDNESDAY, US: President Donald Trump displays a signed proclamation ratifying his government’s controversial recognition of the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
WEDNESDAY, US: fires rage across southern California, forcing tens of thousands of people across the state to flee their homes
THURSDAY, INDIA: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan prays in front of the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, Punjab, during a trade mission that also takes in Pakistan
THURSDAY, AUSTRALIA: members of the public celebrate in the public gallery of the House of Representatives after MPs passed a historic bill to legalise same-sex marriage
FRIDAY, BELGIUM: Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker address a news conference to announce the conclusion of the first round of Brexit talks
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