Climate activists from the group “Derniere Renovation” block the access road to the Mont-Blanc tunnel to protest the lack of international action at the COP15, the two-week U.N. Biodiversity summit, in Chamonix, France on December 9, 2022. (Photo by Denis Balibouse/Reuters)





A rescuer rests at a site of a residential house damaged during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on December 29, 2022. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





An-18-meter long Argentina shirt featuring soccer star Lionel Messi's surname is displayed at the Monumento a la Bandera (The National Flag Memorial), in Rosario, Argentina on December 16, 2022. (Photo by Agustin Marcarian/Reuters)





War torn remnants of a bridge connecting the town of Sviatohirsk to the Sviatohirsk Cave Monastery remain, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, Sviatohirsk, Ukraine on December 9, 2022. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)





A woman walks near a roadblock, in the northern part part of the ethnically-divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo on December 27, 2022. (Photo by Florion Goga/Reuters)





France coach Didier Deschamps, Raphael Varane, Hugo Lloris, Ibrahima Konate and Dayot Upamecano look dejected after they are awarded with their runners up medals at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar on December 18, 2022. (Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)





An employee of a grocery store removes debris in a residential building damaged in shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine on December 2, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)





A brotherhood member carries a wooden statue of Santiago Apostle as part of a procession honoring the city's patron saint Saint Thomas, in Chichicastenango, Guatemala, Wednesday, December 21, 2022. After eight uninterrupted days of celebration in honor of Saint Thomas, fireworks accompany three bands that play simultaneously at the corners of one of the most emblematic markets in Guatemala. (Photo by Moises Castillo/AP Photo)





Members of the Kurdish community attend a march organised by the Kurdish Democratic Council in France (CDK-F) in tribute to the victims of Friday's deadly attack, in Paris, France on December 26, 2022. (Photo by Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters)





Pope Francis (R) greets faithful dressed as the Three Wise Men during his weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on December 21, 2022. (Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Photo)





Investigators gather near fragments of a munition, what Belarus' defence ministry said were parts of a Ukrainian S-300 missile downed by Belarusian air defences outside the village of Harbacha in the Grodno region, Belarus on December 29, 2022. (Photo by Vadzim Yakubionak/BelTA/Handout via Reuters)





Tigers Maruschka and Yasha open up Christmas presents in their enclosure in Hagenbeck zoo in Hamburg, Germany on December 5, 2022. (Photo by Fabian Bimmer/Reuters)





A Ukrainian self-propelled artillery shoots towards Russian forces at a frontline in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Saturday, December 24, 2022. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





People cross a street in the Mile End, a borough in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as the snow comes down on December 22, 2022. A “once-in-a-generation” winter storm with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit caused Christmas travel chaos in the United States on Thursday, with thousands of flights cancelled and major highways closed. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov/AFP Photo)





Mexican “chinelo” dancers participate in the procession of “Ninopan” during a Christmas “posada”, which means lodging or shelter, in the Xochimilco borough of Mexico City, Wednesday, December 21, 2022. For the past 400 years, residents have held posadas between Dec. 16 and 24, when they take statues of baby Jesus in procession to church for Mass to commemorate Mary and Joseph's cold and difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of shelter. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)





Soldiers perform moving shooting as Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen inspects the Penghu Magong military base in outlying Penghu Island, Taiwan, Friday, December 30, 2022. Taiwan President Tsai thanked the men and women serving in the navy and army Friday for holding up the island's defense, after China sent a record-breaking number of warplanes and ships towards the island this week. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)





A Brazil supporter kisses a replica of the world cup trophy before the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Croatia and Brazil at Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha, on December 9, 2022. (Photo by Adrian Dennis/AFP Photo)





Officers of Honduras' Technical Agency for Criminal Investigation place a package containing cocaine seized during a police operation, at a presentation to the media, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on December 11, 2022. (Photo by Fredy Rodriguez/Reuters)





The festival of Rondeles in the village of Casarabonela in Malaga, Spain on December 14, 2022. A tradition dating back to the 18th century in which millers thank the Virgin Mary for the olive harvest. (Photo by Lorenzo Carnero/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)