Participants take a selfie at the backstage of a contest “The Beauty of Donbass” in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on November 24, 2024, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)




In this image released on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, guests interact with Alone Together (2024), an immersive installation that uses light beams to engage with the viewer in unexpected ways, on the preview day of Noor Riyadh 2024 on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 in Riyadh. The festival features more than 60 large-scale artworks that explore the relationship between the physical and the metaphysical. (Photo by Naif Alquba/AP Content Services for Noor Riyadh)




South African singer Tyla performs at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards at Manchester Co-op Live in Manchester, Britain, on November 10, 2024. (Photo by Phil Noble/Reuters)




Participants wearing traditional Krampus costumes perform during a Krampus run in Hollabrunn, Austria, Saturday, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Denes Erdos/AP Photo)




Handlers guide the Goku balloon down Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, in New York, November 28, 2024. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)




A 42-meter-high candle which is an illuminated medieval tower shines in the historic city centre of Schlitz, Germany, Saturday, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Michael Probst/AP Photo)




People record with their mobiles the switching on of Christmas illuminations at Passeig de Gracia ahead of the festive season in Barcelona, Spain on November 28, 2024. (Photo by Albert Gea/Reuters)




A view shows a damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, after the Syrian army said that dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack by rebels who swept into the city, in Syria on November 30, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Hassano/Reuters)




A police officer uses a crowd control spray, as supporters of Georgia's opposition attend a rally to protest after the government halted the EU application process until 2028, in Tbilisi, Georgia on November 28, 2024. (Photo by Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters)




The traditional 45 meter Dortmund Christmas tree, one of the world's largest, is illuminated at the Christmas market in Dortmund, western Germany, on November 28, 2024. (Photo by Ina Fassbender/AFP Photo)




A man uses a torch light to take his dog for a walk during partial power-cuts, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on November 28, 2024. (Photo by Alina Smutko/Reuters)




Demonstrators dressed as ghosts with a slogan that reads “No to ghost workers” during a general strike in Naples, Italy, 29 November 2024. The Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) and the Italian Union of Labour (UIL) called for a nationwide strike against the government's budget proposal, an increase in wages and pensions, financing health, education, and public services, and investing in industrial policies. (Photo by Cesare Abbate/EPA/EFE)




Women participate in a protest to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Bogota, Colombia on November 25, 2024. (Photo by Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters)




Environmental activists perform during a protest at the COP29 United Nations climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 21, 2024. (Photo by Aziz Karimov/Reuters)




An injured Kolkata police official is moved to safety after Hindu activists try to break a police barricade as they participate in a protest demanding the release of the Bangladeshi jailed Hindu monk leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, in Kolkata, India on November 28, 2024. (Photo by Sahiba Chawdhary/Reuters)




A woman attends a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, outside the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France on November 27, 2024. (Photo by Yves Herman/Reuters)




A woman takes a photo with a magic wand as she visits the exhibition “Harry Potter: Visions of Magic interactive” at Resort World Sentosa in Singapore on November 20, 2024. (Photo by Roslan Rahman/AFP Photo)




A broken bust of the old Syrian President Hafez Assad, father of the current President Bashar Assad, lies on the ground destroyed by opposition fighters in Aleppo, Syria, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Omar Albam/AP Photo)




A participant wearing a traditional Krampus costume and a mask performs during a Krampus run in Hollabrunn, Austria, Saturday, November 30, 2024. (Photo by Denes Erdos/AP Photo)