Top news photos: Protests against CAA, Nirmala Sitharaman at pre-budget meeting, and more

From Tokyo court awarding compensation in high profile rape case to Finance Ministry meeting, here are some of the top news photos of the day

December 18, 2019 12:19 pm | Updated 04:01 pm IST

4 p.m. | A woman shows a banner reading in Spanish "Happy Birthday" to Pope Francis as he arrives in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican for his weekly general audience, Wednesday, December 18, 2019.

2 p.m. | Students of New College gather to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and NRC, at the college campus, Royapettah in Chennai on Wednesday.

12 p.m. | Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives for a pre-budget meeting with Finance Ministers of States/ UT's, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019

11:04 a.m. | A man is detained by police after taking placards of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam during a protest held by pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on December 18, 2019. - Chinese President Xi Jinping will land in Macau on December 18.

4 p.m. | A woman shows a banner reading in Spanish "Happy Birthday" to Pope Francis as he arrives in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican for his weekly general audience, Wednesday, December 18, 2019.
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