Law enforcement officers grab a person as supporters of Georgia's opposition parties hold a rally, to protest against the government's decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union, in Tbilisi, Georgia on December 3, 2024. (Photo by Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters)




Police fire tear gas toward protesters during the fifth straight night of demonstrations against the government's postponement of EU accession talks until 2028, in central Tbilisi early on December 3, 2024. (Photo by Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP Photo)




Visitors visit the newly opened Moment museum, which aims to commemorate the women and men who suffered sеxual misconduct during the 1998-99 war, in Pristina, Kosovo on December 6, 2024. Kosovo's authorities estimate around 20,000 individuals were subjected to rape during this period. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/Reuters)




Susanne and Thomas Jeromin, the official world record holders with their 605 decorated Christmas trees in one home, pose for a photo in their house in Rinteln, west of Hanover, Germany, on December 3, 2024. (Photo by Jana Rodenbusch/Reuters)




Sumo Wrestlers Kitanowaka Daisuke and Fukutsuumi Akira of Japan pose with a London Black Cab following The Grand Sumo Tournament press conference at Royal Albert Hall on December 04, 2024 in London, England. This will be only the second time in the sport's 1500-year history that an official Basho tournament will take place outside of Japan, following the 1991 event at the Royal Albert Hall that attracted audiences from across Europe to witness the spectacle. The tournament, taking place 15-19 October 2025, will host the most accomplished and elite sumos, including those who have reached the top rank of Yokozuna, and showcase Japan's rich cultural history and traditions. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)




Australian actress Cate Blanchett attends the world premiere of “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” in London, Britain on December 3, 2024. (Photo by Isabel Infantes/Reuters)




A pedestrian walks through the falling snow in downtown Ottawa, December 4, 2024. (Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP Photo)




Company members of the Dance Centre Kenya (DCK) warm up and prepare their ballet shoes backstage ahead of their performance in The Nutcracker at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi on December 7, 2024. The Nutcracker is a beloved Christmas ballet, first performed in 1892, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Known for its enchanting score and festive themes, it has become a holiday tradition worldwide. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)




A demonstrator holds a rose while standing under running water from a fire pump used by police during a rally outside the parliament's building to protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov/AP Photo)




Police officers use shields as they operate during a demonstration by supporters of Georgia's opposition parties in protest against the government's decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union, in Tbilisi, Georgia on December 3, 2024. (Photo by Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters)




People dressed in fur, animal costumes, and masks participated in the traditional Perchten parade in Frauenneuharting, near Munich, Germany on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Angelika Warmuth/Reuters)




A man rides a bicycle beside a big car sculpture of a VW Golf when employees of Germany's largest carmaker went on strike at the main factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, December 9, 2024. (Photo by Martin Meissner/AP Photo)




VW employees attend a rally of the union IG Metall in front of the Volkswagen headquarters, during a warning strike at the main factory of Germany's carmaker in Wolfsburg, on December 9, 2024. (Photo by Martin Meissner/Pool via Reuters)




Protesters take part in a candlelight vigil against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, in Seoul, South Korea, December 5, 2024. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)




Models pose for a portrait ahead of the final show of Dakar Fashion Week at Parc Hann, Dakar, December 7, 2024. (Photo by John Wessels/AFP Photo)




An Aymara woman carries her albino dog on an aguayo during the Christmas parade in La Paz, Bolivia on December 7, 2024. (Photo by Claudia Morales/Reuters)




Participants wearing Santa Claus costumes outside St. Paul's Cathedral take part in a 4.5 km Santa Dash in central London on a rainy evening on December 5, 2024. (Photo by Marcin Nowak/London News Pictures)




Catalan traditional figurines “caganers” (poopers), which symbolise defecation and fertilisation of the earth and are believed to bring prosperity and luck for the coming year, including ones representing soccer players Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham are displayed in a stall, at a Christmas market in Barcelona, Spain on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Albert Gea/Reuters)




Performers on stage during the global premiere of “Squid Game Season 2” on December 09, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)