Dancers from Elotepec, in Veracruz state, perform as they arrive to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, early Monday, December 12, 2022. Devotees of the Virgin of Guadalupe make the pilgrimage for her Dec. 12 feast day, the anniversary of one of several apparitions of the Virgin Mary witnessed by an Indigenous Mexican man named Juan Diego in 1531. (Photo by Aurea Del Rosario/AP Photo)





A person dressed in a Grinch costume takes part in the charity Santa Dash in Leeds, Britain, 11 December 2022. More than 500 runner took part in the event which is organized to raise funds for the St. Gemma's Hospice, a charity providing support for people in Leeds with life-threatening illnesses. (Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA/EFE)





Supporters of France react on the Champs Elysees avenue at the end of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Morocco, in Paris, Wednesday, December 14, 2022. (Photo by Thibault Camus/AP Photo)





In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervise what it says a test of “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in North Korea Thursday, December 15, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)





Latvian soldiers part of the NATO-led peackeeping mission in Kosovo patrol near heavy vehicles parked by local Serbs blocking the road near the village of Uglare, in northern Kosovo on Monday, December 12, 2022. Barricades erected by local Serbs in the north of Kosovo remained up on Monday for the third consecutive day, despite calls from the international community to be removed and the situation de-escalated. Kosovo on Saturday postponed a local election due Dec. 18 in four municipalities with a predominantly ethnic Serb population, in an effort to defuse recent tensions there that have also caused relations with neighboring Serbia to deteriorate further. (Photo by Visar Kryeziu/AP Photo)





Catholic deacon Ramon Rodriguez blesses a pig prepped for grilling as part of the celebrations marking the feast day of Paraguay's patroness, Our Lady of Caacupe, commonly known as the “Blue Virgin”, in La Matanza district of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, December 8, 2022. (Photo by Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)





Uruguay's goalkeeper Sebastian Sosa sports a haircut showing the image of a lion during the warm up before the World Cup group H soccer match between Ghana and Uruguay, at the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar, Friday, December 2, 2022. (Photo by Manu Fernandez/AP Photo)





A person walks past huge lanterns displayed as part of the “Spirit of the North” winter wonderland experience in Brussels, Belgium on December 10, 2022. (Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters)





Prince William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales receive flowers from Henry Dynov-Teixeira, 8, as they depart Greentown Labs, which bills itself as the world's largest climate technology startup incubator, in Somerville, Massachusetts, December 1, 2022. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Pool via Reuters)





Performers in angel costumes take part in a Christmas angels parade on December 11, 2022 in Prague. (Photo by Michal Cizek/AFP Photo)





Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro clash with police setting fire to several vehicles and allegedly trying to storm the headquarters of the Federal Police in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, December 12, 2022. Since Bolsonaro lost re-election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Oct. 30, his supporters have gathered across the country refusing to concede defeat and asking for the armed forces to intervene. (Photo by Eraldo Peres/AP Photo)





Shoppers carry masks depicting politicians and a papier-mache doll locally known as a “manigote”, purchased at a market in preparation for the New Year's Eve celebrations, in Riobamba, Ecuador, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Come midnight revelers light their manigotes on fire symbolically burning away the bad of the past year in hope that the coming year will be better. (Photo by Juan Diego Montenegro/AP Photo)





The National Monument of Scotland on Calton Hill, Edinburgh, forms the backdrop to projected images created by artists from 16 prestigious Italian digital art studios for the Farnesina Digital Art Experience on Thursday, December 1, 2022. The event organised by the Italian Institute of Culture and the Consulate General of Italy aims to showcase Italy and Scotland as countries that innovate in art and culture. (Photo by Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty Images)





Portugal's Ricardo Horta, left, and Portugal's Pepe gestures to referee Facundo Tello from Argentina during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Morocco and Portugal, at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, December 10, 2022. (Photo by Ricardo Mazalan/AP Photo)





Empty containers of ammunitions are piled up as the Ukrainian first tank brigade operates on the frontline amid artillery fights on December 29, 2022 in Bakhmut, Ukraine. A large swath of Donetsk region has been held by Russian-backed separatists since 2014. Russia has tried to expand its control here since the February 24 invasion. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)





Demonstrators turn a car over during a protest against the recent shooting at the Kurdish culture center in Paris, Saturday, December 24, 2022. Kurdish activists, left-wing politicians and anti-racism groups are holding a protest Saturday in Paris after three people were killed at a Kurdish cultural center in an attack aimed at foreigners. (Photo by Lewis Joly/AP Photo)





Models wait at the backstage before the “Fashion X AI : Call For Young Talents 2022” fashion show in Hong Kong, China on December 19, 2022. (Photo by Tyrone Siu/Reuters)





People wave Ukrainian flags atop a car during a patriotic rally after Presidnet Zelesnky's visit to the recaptured city of Kherson, Ukraine, 14 November 2022. Ukrainian troops entered Kherson on 11 November after Russian troops had withdrawn from the city. Kherson was captured in the early stage of the conflict, shortly after Russian troops had entered Ukraine in February 2022. (Photo by Oleg Petrasyuk/EPA/EFE)





An illumination is held at a commercial facility “NAMBA PARKS” in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture on November 15, 2022. Approximately 650,000 LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs are decorated to imagine waterfalls and meadows at the event. (Photo by Naoya Azuma/Yomiuri/The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP Photo)