Police officers guard the capital's city council building after opposition supporters attack in protest of what election observers said were widespread vote irregularities during a general election last weekend in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, December 24, 2023. The country's populist authorities have denied rigging the vote. President Aleksandar Vucic said Sunday that those claims were blatant “lies” promoted by the political opposition. (Photo by Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo)





A woman dressed in national costume stands near the nativity scene to celebrate Christmas in the village of Pirogovo, outside the capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, December 25, 2023. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)





Participants from the farming community, dressed in traditional Bavarian clothing, drink schnapps in a wooden carriage on the way to the chapel on the Kalvarienberg during the Leonhardi Ritt procession, to pray to St Leonhard, the patron saint of animals, in Bad Toelz, Germany on November 6, 2023. (Photo by Angelika Warmuth/Reuters)





Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman leaves her home in London, Britain on the morning she was sacked as Britain's home secretary on November 13, 2023. Rishi Sunak sacked her after she was blamed for inflaming tensions around protests on Armistice Day. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)





General view of the surroundings of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 13 November 2023. With an AQI (Air Quality Index) of 157, which is labeled as 'unhealthy', the Bosnian capital is among the most polluted cities in the world, ranking in 6th place on 13 November 2023. (Photo by Fehim Demir/EPA)





Police officers chat in front of a reproduction of “Portrait of a Man” by Italian painter Antonello da Messina ahead of the 'London Rally For Palestine' in Trafalgar Square, central London on November 4, 2023, calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by Justin Tallis/AFP Photo)





Planes of the Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) spread smoke with the colors of the Italian flag as they fly over Piazza de Popolo in Rome on November 4, 2023 as part of celebrations of National Unity and Armed Forces Day, marking the end of the World War I in Italy. (Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Photo)





Alberto Alza, Cachacero, poses for a picture with his son as part of the 56th Folkloric and Tourist International Festival of the “llano” on November 11, 2023 in San Martin, Colombia. Positions as “Cachaceros” are respected according to their lineage, only the children of cuadrilleros can participate in the cuadrillas. the 'Cuadrillas de San Martin' is a tradition with almost 300 years old where the horsemen in San Martin show their skills in a contest with a series of 10 different games. It is not clear if the tradition comes from Spanish riders or from the Achagua indigenous, but the reason of the games was for fighting the territory between the Galanes, Moros, Guahibos and Cachaceros cultures, representing (in the same order) the Spanish, Arabs, indigenous and Africans. Today, is one of the most recognized cultural expression around and abroad Colombia. (Photo by Diego Cuevas/Getty Images)





An Israeli army self-propelled artillery howitzer fires rounds from a position near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on November 6, 2023 amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP Photo)





The figure of Mexican Revolutionary Francisco Villa (aka) Pancho Villa is seen during the Day of the Dead celebrations at the Zocalo Square in Mexico City on November 2, 2023. (Photo by Alfredo Estrella/AFP Photo)





A “Cachacero” (Cuadrillero) parades in his horse during the “Cuadrillas de San Martin” as part of the 56th Folkloric and Tourist International Festival of the “llano” on November 12, 2023 in San Martin, Colombia. The “Cuadrillas de San Martin” is a tradition almost 300 years old in which horsemen in San Martin show their skills in a contest with a series of 10 different games. It is not clear if the tradition comes from Spanish riders or from the Achagua indigenous, but the reason of the games was for fighting the territory between the Galanes, Moros, Guahibos and Cachaceros cultures, representing (in the same order) the Spanish, Arabs, indigenous and Africans. Today, it is one of Colombia's most recognized cultural expressions in the country and abroad. (Photo by Diego Cuevas/Getty Images)





Pigeons fly past as participants row dragon boats during a competition as part of the Water Festival on the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP Photo)





The statue of soldier “Tommy”, a war statue by artist Ray Lonsdale, is seen during sunrise ahead of Remembrance Day in Seaham, Britain on November 10, 2023. (Photo by Lee Smith/Reuters)





People watch the takeoff of the SpaceX Starship mega rocket in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, 18 November 2023. The second flight test of the uncrewed Starship spacecraft, carried out from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, USA, on the border with Mexico, once again gathered hundreds of people to watch the launch from the mouth of the Rio Grande in Matamoros. Starship soared roughly 55 miles (90km) above the ground on a planned 90-minute flight into space. But the rocket's Super Heavy first stage booster exploded over the Gulf of Mexico shortly after detaching. (Photo by Abraham Pineda-Jacome/EPA)





Artists perform a scene from the Mongol Khan production during the rehearsal in London, Friday, November 17, 2023. Mongolia's leading theatre company production is the first ever visit to the UK, will show at the London Coliseum on Nov. 17. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)





Cast member, American model and actress Hunter Schafer attends the world premiere of the movie “Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”, in BFI IMAX in London, Britain on November 9, 2023. (Photo by Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters)





Demonstrators with MoveOn, stage a protest calling for the expulsion of U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) featuring a large balloon version of Santos outside of the U.S. Capitol building Washington on November 28, 2023. (Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters)





A Christmas tree decoration in the shape of Big Ben hangs on the tree in Downing Street in London, Tuesday, November 28, 2023. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)





Miss Venezuela Diana Silva takes part in the National Costume Show during the 72nd Miss Universe pageant in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 17, 2023. (Photo by Jose Cabezas/Reuters)