A woman reacts as tear gas is sprayed right into her face during a demonstration in Nantes on December 17, 2019 to protest against the French government's plan to overhaul the country's retirement system, as part of a national general strike. Tens of thousands of protesters prepared to hit streets across France on December 17, 2019 over a pensions overhaul that has sparked a crippling transport strike, though government officials insist they will not give in to union demands they drop the plan. Pressure on French President is growing after the top official overseeing the pension ne (Photo by Loic Venance/AFP Photo)





Protesters light flares during a march in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Workers at the Eiffel Tower, teachers, doctors, lawyers and people from across the French workforce walked off the job Tuesday to resist a higher retirement age, or to preserve a welfare system they fear their business-friendly president wants to dismantle. (Photo by Daniel Cole/AP Photo)





A medicine student of the cheerleader group Bob' Atomic takes part in a march from Lariboisiere hospital to Place de la Republique in Paris on December 17, 2019 to protest in favour of public hospital in order to demand more resources for the hospital as part of a third countrywide day of multi-sector protests over a government pensions overhaul, with the government showing no signs it will give in to union demands to drop the plan. Unions have been striking since December 5 in their biggest show of strength in years against plans for a single pensions system. (Photo by Alain Jocard/AFP Photo)





A man holds a placard with a word game in French reading “we shall not retreat” in front of a riot mobile gendarmes (L) on December 17, 2019 in Nantes during a demonstration as part of a third countrywide day of protests over a government pensions overhaul, with the government showing no signs it will give in to union demands to drop the plan. (Photo by Loic Venance/AFP Photo)





Supporters of Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah and Amal groups hurl fireworks at security forces early on December 17, 2019 in central Beirut. Lebanon's president yesterday postponed consultation to select a new prime minister after weeks of largely peaceful street protests descended into weekend violence. (Photo by Anwar Amro/AFP Photo)





A woman shouts slogans from inside a bus after being detained during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Indian student protests that turned into violent clashes with police galvanized opposition nationwide on Tuesday to a new law that provides a path to citizenship for non-Muslim migrants who entered the country illegally from several neighboring countries. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





A detained demonstrator is seen among members of the security forces during a protest against Chile's government in Santiago, Chile on December 17, 2019. (Photo by Ricardo Moraes/Reuters)





Macedonian s*x workers carrying red umbrellas walk over the Old Stone Bridge at the main square during a rally to mark the International Day to End Violence Against s*x Workers, in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, 17 December 2019. (Photo by Georgi Licovski/EPA/EFE)





Freelance journalist Shiori Ito looks away while talking to reporters outside a courthouse Wednesday, December 18, 2019, in Tokyo. A Tokyo court awarded compensation to Ito in a high-profile rape case which prosecutors had once dropped their criminal investigation into an alleged attacker known for his close ties with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ultra-conservative supporters. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)





Participants wearing Santa Claus costumes take part in a charity run in Pristina, Kosovo, 15 December 2019. Kosovo's catholic believers celebrate Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar on 25 December. (Photo by Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA/EFE)





Students of military schools rest after dancing during an annual ball in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, December 17, 2019. More than 1,000 students from military schools travelled from all over Russia to Moscow to take part in the ball. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)





US singer Taylor Swift arrives for Universal Pictures' world premiere of “Cats” at Alice Tully Hall on December 16, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP)





Fans await the start of the premiere for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 16, 2019. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)





Fans in Star Wars costumes attend the world premiere of Disney's “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker” at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on December 16, 2019. (Photo by Valerie Macon/AFP Photo)