Protestors shout slogans as they walk past a lane near the historic Red Fort in New Delhi, India, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Police detained several hundred protestors in some of India's biggest cities Thursday as they defied a ban on assembly that authorities imposed to stem widespread demonstrations against a new citizenship law that opponents say threatens India's secular democracy. Dozens of demonstrations were to take place around country as opposition grows to a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims. The law has sparked anger at what many see as the government's push to bring India closer to a Hindu state. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





Police officers wield sticks against demonstrators during a protest against a new citizenship law, in Lucknow, India, December 19, 2019. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Protestors shout slogand demanding the withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Kolkata, India, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Police detained several hundred protesters in some of India's biggest cities Thursday as they defied a ban on assembly that authorities imposed to stop widespread demonstrations against a new citizenship law that opponents say threatens the country's secular democracy. (Photo by Bikas Das/AP Photo)





A policeman fires a teargas shell towards demonstrators during a protest against a new citizenship law, in Lucknow, India, December 19, 2019. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Police officers detain demonstrators during a protest against a new citizenship law at Red Fort in Delhi, India, December 19, 2019. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A Tsunami Democratic demonstrator holds a sign that reads “Spain, sit and talk” during the Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou on December 18, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Robert Marquardt/Getty Images)





Demonstrators protect themselves from a riot police water cannon spraying over them during clashes with riot police following a protest against Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's government, in Santiago, on December 18, 2019, two months after protests started. Chilean police responded to recent mass protests in a “fundamentally repressive manner”, resulting in serious abuses including unlawful killings and torture, UN investigators said Friday. Chile's crisis erupted over metro fare hikes but quickly escalated into the most severe outbreak of social unrest since the end of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet nearly 30 years ago. (Photo by Martin Bernetti/AFP Photo)





High-speed trains are pictured at Gare du Nord train station in Paris, Wednesday, December 18, 2019. With French President Emmanuel Macron under heavy pressure over his pension reform plans, government officials are meeting with employers and unions on Wednesday to consider the way forward. (Photo by Michel Euler/AP Photo)





A firemen truck reading “on strike” runs on December 19, 2019 in Nantes. Protest against French government's plan to overhaul the country's retirement system, is in a 15th day of national general strike (Photo by Loic Venance/AFP Photo)





An old car burns from bushfires in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. A state of emergency was declared in Australia's most populated region on December 19, as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires. (Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)





A fire truck is seen during a bushfire near Bilpin, 90 kilometers (56 miles) northwest of Sydney, Thursday, December 19, 2019. Australia's most populous state of New South Wales declared a seven-day state of emergency Thursday as oppressive conditions fanned around 100 wildfires. (Photo by Mick Tsikas/AAP Images via AP Photo)





A helicopter drops fire retardent to protect a property in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. A state of emergency was declared in Australia's most populated region on December 19, as a record heat wave fanned unprecedented bushfires. (Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)





Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles arrive for the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday December 19, 2019. Queen Elizabeth II will formally open a new session of Britain’s Parliament, with a speech giving the first concrete details of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to do with his commanding new majority. (Photo by Toby Melville/Pool via AP Photo)





Guests ahead of an annual end-of-year news conference by Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the World Trade Centre in Moscow, Russia on December 19, 2019. (Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS)





President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Mich., Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (Photo by Paul Sancya/AP Photo)





Emma Harper MSP raises awareness of the illegal puppy trade and responsible ownership at a photocall in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, December 19, 2019. (Photo by Russell Cheyne/Reuters)





A person dressed as Darth Vader and others as Storm Troopers attend the premiere of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in London, Britain, December 18, 2019. (Photo by Henry Nicholls/Reuters)





Costumed Star Wars fans take a selfie before the first screening of “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker” in Tokyo, Japan, 19 December 2019. The latest Star Wars saga movie will be released across Japan on 20 December 2019. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)