A person rides a snowmobile along a snow covered residential street in Buffalo, New York, on December 25, 2022. US emergency crews counted the grim costs of a colossal winter storm that brought Christmas chaos to millions, especially in hard-hit western New York, where the death toll reached 25 Monday in what authorities described as a “war with mother nature”. (Photo by Joed Viera/AFP Photo)





Visitors look at Luke Jerram's “Museum of the Moon” in the , Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on Monday, December 12, 2022. (Photo by Ian West/PA Wire)





Rain didn’t stop play for the Westfield Sports Car Club on their New Year's Day run in the Peak District on December 31, 2022. (Photo by F STOP PRESS)





People walk in front of the traditional Christmas lights in Medellin, Colombia, on December 8, 2022. (Photo by Freddy Builes/AFP Photo)





An artist at work during the International Ice Sculpture Festival at the Poznan International Fair area in Poznan, Poland, 11 December 2022. (Photo by Jakub Kaczmarczyk/EPA/EFE)





Motorcycle fans dressed as Santa Claus ride near Charlottenburg Palace (Schloss Charlottenburg)during the 25th annual “Santa Claus On Road” Berlin Bike Tour, to deliver gifts to the needy on December 10, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Some 200 riders with vehicles decorated with lights and mini-Christmas trees took part in the annual event on its 25 year. Anyone may ride along, whether on motorcycle, trike or quad, as long as the vehicle is decorated accordingly. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)





Planes fly over above the stadium prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)





American singer-songwriter Halsey performs their song “Lilith” at The Game Awards in Los Angeles on December 8, 2022. The singer teamed up with Blizzard Entertainment to announce the June 6, 2023 release date of “Diablo IV”. (Photo by Adam Kudeimati)





Members of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers take part in a competition to pull a six-tonne lorry on December 8, 2022. Seven teams from 16 Air Assault Brigade took part in the competition at Merville Barracks, in Colchester, UK which included running for two miles in full kit while carrying a 36lb rucksack. (Photo by Cpl Danny Houghton Royal Army)





A Japanese tourist cosplayed as Ultraman character cleans up trashes that washed ashore in Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia on December 29, 2022. During monsoon Bali's popular Kuta Beach is affected by tons of marine pollution. Trashes of plastic rubbish, woods and other discarded materials washed ashore along the coastline. Coast guards, tourists and locals side by side cleaning the beach as thousands of tourists visit the island during the holiday season of New Year. (Photo by Johannes P. Christo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





A man dressed as Santa Claus walks through the village to deliver gifts on December 25, 2022 in Dashkasan, Azerbaijan. Although Christmas is not a national holiday in Azerbaijan, many see it as an opportunity to be charitable. (Photo by Aziz Karimov/Getty Images)





Romanian military personnel wait for the start of the national day parade in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, December 1, 2022. The parade was attended by members of the United States military 101st Airborne Division, deployed in Europe to serve as a rapid reaction force on NATO's eastern border after the start of the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)





Army equipment is seen in the port after the arrival of the first K2 tanks and K9 howitzers for Poland on December 6, 2022 at the Baltic Container Terminal in Gdynia. The Polish Army is strengthening its potential with the use of South Korean defense technologies. In July 2022 an agreement was concluded with Hyundai Rotem for the acquisition of a total of 1,000 K2 tanks with accompanying vehicles. Poland has massively stepped up weapons purchases since Russia invaded Ukraine, as well as sending military aid to Kyiv and taking in millions of Ukrainian refugees. (Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/AFP Photo)





Illuminations light the trail at Hampton Court Palace on December 07, 2022 in London, England. Hampton Court Palace opens its Christmas light trail today which is meant to be inspired by Henry VIII’s Royal Beasts, and runs until January 2, 2023. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)





A production-made prop “Shooting Star” Hogwarts school broom from the 2001 film “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone” is displayed at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California, on December 12, 2022, ahead of the “Julien's Auctions and TCM Present: Icons & Idols: Hollywood”. The auction will take place in-person and online on December 17 and 18. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP Photo)





A performer dressed as Santa Claus with sleigh and reindeers is pictured among luminous choreographies and handmade sculptures made of over half a million lights at the Christmas Lights art installation in Leggiuno, on the shores of Lake Maggiore, on December 13, 2022. (Photo by Piero Cruciatti/AFP Photo)





Italian Army troops, take part in the joint military exercise “Strike Back” at the Novo Selo military ground, northwestern Bulgaria, on December 14, 2022. The Multinational Battlegroup with framework country Italy, of which Bulgaria is the host country, demonstrates full operational capabilities during the “Strike Back” joint exercises with participation of personnel from Italy, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, the Republic of North Macedonia and the United States. (Photo by Nikolay Doychinov/AFP Photo)





A local resident uses a flashlight as she walks in the street during a partial blackout in Kyiv on December 14, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP Photo)





Fans of Argentina celebrate winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup against France at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, on December 18, 2022. (Photo by Tomas Cuesta/AFP Photo)