An Israeli border guard aims his weapon during clashes with Palestinian protesters north of Ramallah in the Israeli occupied West Bank, on December 22, 2017, as protests continue in the region amid anger over the US president' s recognition of Jerusalem as its capital. (Photo by Abbas Momani/AFP Photo)





An Israeli border guard scuffles with a Palestinian man in the Old City of Jerusalem on December 22, 2017, as protests continue in the region amid anger over the US president's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. (Photo by Ahmad Gharabli/AFP Photo)





Relatives of Zakaria al-Kafarneh, who was killed during clashes with Israeli troops, mourn during his funeral in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip on December 22, 2017. Two Palestinians were killed as youths clashed with Israeli soldiers on the Gaza border on Friday in a new protest against US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the health ministry said. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said Zakaria al-Kafarneh, 24, died after being shot in the chest in clashes near Jabalia, in northern Gaza. (Photo by Mahmud Hams/AFP Photo)





A Palestinian woman takes a picture of a member of the Israeli security forces as he takes her picture in a street in Jerusalem on December 16, 2017, as demonstrations continue to flare in the Middle East and elsewhere over the US president' s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel' s capital. (Photo by Ahmad Gharabli/AFP Photo)





A girl smokes as she found a shelter from a snow fall behind sculptures depicting the nativity scene, in the center of western Ukrainian city of Lviv on December 20, 2017. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)





A child looks at carp in tubs at a street sale in downtown Prague, Czech Republic, 22 December 2017. Street sale of carp is an old Czech tradition, as fish soup and fried carp with potatoe salad is one of the most popular Christmas dishes in the Czech Republic. (Photo by Martin Divisek/EPA/EFE)





Filipino children play around the debry of a damaged boat as the search and rescue operation of a sunken ship continues, in the coastal town of Infanta, Quezon province, Philippines, 22 December 2017. Rescue teams of the Philippine authorities are searching for seven people missing after a ferry carrying 251 people on board capsized on the east coast of the country, according to news reports. The Philippine Coast Guard said that they have recovered the bodies of two men and two women, while 240 other passengers were rescued by emergency services and fishermen. The MV Mercraft 3 ferry, whose maximum capacity was 286 passengers, capsized the morning of 21 December after departing from the province of Quezon en route to Polillo Island, in the central region of the Philippine archipelago. The coastguard indicated that the accident occurred amid strong swells which, according to the head of the Council for the Reduction of Disasters of Quezon, Juanito Diaz, may have caused a hole in the hull of the ferry. (Photo by Francis R Malasig/EPA/EFE)





Members of a Lebanese water ski club perform while dressed in Santa Clause outfits in the bay of Jounieh, Lebanon on December 22, 2017. (Photo by Patrick Baz/AFP Photo)





Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, speaks to Russian Strategic Missile Troops Commander, Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, right, as Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, stands next to them while visiting the Military Academy of Strategic Rocket Troops after Peter the Great in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, December 22, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the U.S. of violating a landmark Cold War-era arms nuclear pact. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Photo)





Riot police officers take position as they clash with demonstrators protesting against the proposed pension reforms outside the Congress in Buenos Aires on December 18, 2017. Protesters angry at proposed pension and welfare reforms attacked police close to Argentina' s congress building in Buenos Aires on Monday, the second protest in a week to turn violent. Activists lobbed stones, bottles and firecrackers at police as huge crowds demonstrated against pension reforms proposed by the center- right gove. (Photo by Eitan Abramovich/AFP Photo)





Tourists take pictures in front of the frozen waterfall in Mimishui scenic spot in Pingshan County of Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, December 21, 2017. An ice lantern festival will kick off here on December 23, 2017. (Photo by Chen Qibao/Xinhua/Barcroft Images)





An elephant dressed in a Santa Claus costume distributes a doll to students during Christmas celebrations at Jirasart school in Ayutthaya, Thailand, December 22, 2017. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





A Palestinian youth holds a two-month-old lion cubs while children watch at the zoo in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, December 22, 2017. A Palestinian zoo owner has put three lion cubs for sale, fearing he won't be able to afford to feed them as they grow. (Photo by Adel Hana/AP Photo)





Druids, pagans and revellers gather in the centre of Stonehenge, hoping to see the sun rise, as they take part in a winter solstice ceremony at the ancient neolithic monument of Stonehenge near Amesbury on December 22, 2017 in Wiltshire, England. Despite a forecast for cloud and rain, a large crowd gathered at the famous historic stone circle, a UNESCO listed ancient monument, to celebrate the sunrise closest to the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. The event is claimed to be more important in the pagan calendar than the summer solstice, because it marks the “re-birth” of the Sun for the New Year. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)





Revellers take part in winter solstice celebrations at the ancient Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire, southern England, 22 December 2017. The winter solstice, also known as midwinter, marks the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year. (Photo by Neil Hall/EPA/EFE)





Napoli's defender Kalidou Koulibaly from France heads the ball during the Italian Serie A football match Torino Vs Napoli on December 16, 2017 at the “Grande Torino” stadium in Turin. (Photo by Marco Bertorello/AFP Photo)





A medical student fires fireworks towards the police during clashes supporting a strike by public doctors in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, December 22, 2017. Striking public doctors are protesting a new penal code promulgated on Dec. 15 that penalizes medical malpractice. (Photo by Juan Karita/AP Photo)





Janne Erkki Laine (R) of Finland, dressed as Santa Claus, hugs a woman at the Catholic Home for the Aged in Pali, New Taipei City, Taiwan, 22 December 2017. Laine arrived in Taipei on 19 December to attend Christmas events and visit old people and children with disabilities. Every year, the Santa Claus Foundation of Finland dispatches dozens of Santa Claus to various countries to spread joy to local people. (Photo by David Chang/EPA/EFE)





Lots of notes with wishes hang from the branch of a “Peace Olive Tree” during the Catalan regional election day, in a square of Vic on December 21, 2017. Catalans flooded the polls today in a crucial election that could mark a turning point for their region, just two months after a failed secession bid triggered Spain's worst political crisis in decades. (Photo by Pau Barrena/AFP Photo)





US Staff Sgt. Jose Luis Sanchez, a retired Marine who lost a leg in Afghanistan, lifts weights during the Games of Heroes competition for disabled servicemen at the Sport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday December 19, 2017. About 50 wounded soldiers and veterans participated in Ukraine's Game of Heroes, which included weightlifting, rope climbing and rowing machines. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)





In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, notary public John Hauk, left, shows wedding vows written on an underwater tablet to British Army Sergeant Thomas Mould, center, and Sandra Hyde, right, off Key Largo, Fla., in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Thursday, December 21, 2017. The couple met in the Keys in 2013 and after a four-year courtship decided to wed there. (Photo by Frazier Nivens/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP Photo)